Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Goddard was killed in an automobile accident on Airport Road when his patrol car struck a pickup truck. The pickup truck was traveling with no tail lights on a dark stretch of at 2:00 am. Deputy Goddard was survived by his wife and three children. His wife also served as a Polk County deputy sheriff at the time of the accident.
Survivors
Deputy Goddard was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Goddard gave the Polk County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winter Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Goddard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Michael Goddard is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Polk County Sheriff's Dept., 9 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Michael Goddard's cause is highlighted.
How David Michael Goddard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Michael Goddard is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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