Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Everett Dutcher was killed when the fire truck he was riding in was struck by a Rock Island Railroad freight train at the intersection of 3rd Street and Iowa Street.
He was riding with two firefighters to the scene of a garage fire when the truck was struck at a crossing on a curved section of track. It is believed that the driver of the fire truck did not hear the train whistle. Policeman Dutcher was thrown from the truck and struck his head on a crossing sign post, fracturing his skull. The two firefighters were also thrown from the truck but survived their injuries.
Policeman Dutcher had served with the Cedar Falls Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, father, and eight siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Dutcher gave the Cedar Falls Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cedar Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Dutcher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Everett Luke Dutcher 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Everett Luke Dutcher's cause is highlighted.
How Everett Luke Dutcher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Everett Luke Dutcher is highlighted in Jul.