Donald R. Mahan
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Sergeant

Donald R. Mahan

Port St. Lucie Police Department — Port St. Lucie, FL
Accident
End of Watch May 13, 1992
Age 32
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Donald Mahan was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was crossing U.S. Route 1, at Lennar Road, to assist accident victims at 9:00 pm. He was on an unrelated traffic stop when the crash occurred. The vehicle he had originally stopped fled the scene after Sergeant Mahan was struck. Sergeant Mahan had served with the Port St. Lucie Police Department for one year. He a total of 14 years of law enforcement experience and had previously served with the Riviera Beach Police Department and for several agencies in Pennsylvania.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-924E2C55
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Mahan gave the Port St. Lucie Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port St. Lucie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mahan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Port St. Lucie, FL
Platform Identity pslpd.stlucie.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 13, 1992
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Donald R. Mahan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Port St. Lucie Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Port St. Lucie Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald R. Mahan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Donald R. Mahan Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald R. Mahan is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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