Bradley W. Matteson

Fort Wayne Police Department — Fort Wayne, IN

Accident

End of Watch October 5, 2000

Age 43

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Bradley Matteson died shortly after being involved in a vehicle accident.

He was returning from a service call when his cruiser was struck by a semitrailer which had run a red light at State Street and Coliseum Boulevard. The cruiser was flipped over and the driver's side doors were crushed and had to be pried open in order to free Officer Matteson. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later. The driver of the other vehicle pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Matteson gave the Fort Wayne Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Wayne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Matteson.

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

Agency

Department Fort Wayne Police Department

Location Fort Wayne, IN

Platform Identity fwpd.allen.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 2000

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Bradley W. Matteson 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Fort Wayne Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Wayne Police Department

of 6 officers

50% Accident

IN — Statewide

151

of 503 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident