Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Meeks succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when his vehicle collided head-on by another vehicle during a heavy rain storm. The other vehicle crossed the center line and collided with Detective Meeks' vehicle. Detective Meeks was en route to a Kansas Peace Officers Association conference when the accident occurred. His wife, who was accompanying him to the conference, was seriously injured in the accident. Detective Meeks had served with the Derby Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Meeks gave the Derby Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Derby community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Meeks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Charles Delbert Meeks 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Derby Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Delbert Meeks's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Delbert Meeks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Delbert Meeks is highlighted in May.
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