Garret Collin Davis
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Officer

Garret Collin Davis

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI
Accident
End of Watch January 21, 2012
Age 28
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Garret Davis was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car was rear-ended on H-1, near the Kaonohi Street overpass, at approximately 8:20 pm.

He had stopped his marked patrol car behind a stalled vehicle on the left shoulder. Before he could exit his car, it was struck from behind by another vehicle and burst into flames.

Officer Davis suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Two civilians were also injured in the crash.

Officer Davis had served with the Honolulu Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by one child.

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BO-US-HI-067BC509
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Davis gave the Honolulu Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.

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

Agency

Location Honolulu, HI
Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 2012
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Garret Collin Davis 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 HI, 28 of 64 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 12.8 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Honolulu Police Department, 28 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.9% of this agency's fallen.

Honolulu Police Department
28
of 51 officers
54.9% Accident
HI — Statewide
28
of 64 officers
43.8% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Garret Collin Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Garret Collin Davis Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Garret Collin Davis is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location