Steven L. Singer
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Sergeant

Steven L. Singer

Muncie Police Department — Muncie, IN
Accident
End of Watch August 8, 1989
Age 35
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Badge 104
The Vigil Panel 135 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Steven Singer was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to the City-County Drug Task Force. He was riding with a confidential informant when a van turned in front of his motorcycle, causing a collision. Witnesses reported seeing Sergeant Singer with the informant at a bar setting up a drug buy. An unknown incident caused them to leave the bar, and, according to witnesses at the scene it appeared as if they were being chased. As they were leaving they were cut off at the bottom of a hill by a van pulling out of parking lot and Sergeant Singer tried to lay the bike down and skidded under the van. Sergeant Singer was pinned under the van and the informant was flipped up over the van; both died at the scene from injuries they sustained. Sergeant Singer had served with the Muncie Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his three children, two sisters, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Singer gave the Muncie Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Muncie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Singer.

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

Agency

Location Muncie, IN
Platform Identity mpd.delaware.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 8, 1989
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 35
Badge Number 104
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Steven L. Singer 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 Muncie Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Muncie Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
IN — Statewide
151
of 503 officers
30% 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. Steven L. Singer'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 Steven L. Singer Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steven L. Singer is highlighted in Aug.

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