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Special Police Officer

Michael Maher

Plainville Police Department — Plainville, MA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 2, 2001

Age 66

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Special Police Officer Mike Maher was struck by a dump truck and killed while directing traffic at a paving project at the intersection of Routes 1 and 152.

The dump truck was backing up when it struck and ran over him at 3:00 p.m.

Officer Maher was a United States Navy Reserves veteran and had served with the Plainville Police Department for 16 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his two daughters, two brothers, a sister, and two grandsons.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Police Officer Maher gave the Plainville Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Plainville community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Plainville Police Department

Location Plainville, MA

Platform Identity ppd.norfolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 2, 2001

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Age 66

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael Maher served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Special Police Officer Michael Maher 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Plainville Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% 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. Michael Maher'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 Michael Maher Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service