Billy Howard Stephens

Coral Gables Police Dept. — Coral Gables, FL

Accident

End of Watch November 23, 1957

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Officer Billy Stephens was killed in a motorcycle accident while he and another officer escorted a local high school football team to a game. Another vehicle made an illegal left turn in front of the officers, causing the collision. Both officers had lights and sirens on at the time. Officer Stephens had served with the Coral Gables Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, infant daughter, mother, three siblings, and grandfather.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Stephens gave the Coral Gables Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coral Gables community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stephens.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Coral Gables Police Dept.

Location Coral Gables, FL

Platform Identity corapd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 1957

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Billy Howard Stephens 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 Coral Gables Police Dept., 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Coral Gables Police Dept.

of 9 officers

11.1% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident