Stephen A. Lukas
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Patrolman

Stephen A. Lukas

Auburn Police Department — Auburn, MA
Accident
End of Watch January 1, 1986
Age 25
Tour of Duty 9 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Lukas was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an emergency call at 0630 hours. During the response his patrol vehicle skidded off the icy road and struck a utility pole.

Patrolman Lukas had been with the agency for nine months. He had graduated from his police academy class with top academic honors.

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BO-US-MA-684D7A96
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lukas served with the Auburn Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Auburn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lukas.

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

Agency

Location Auburn, MA
Platform Identity aubupd.worcester.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1986
Tour of Duty 9 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Stephen A. Lukas 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%.

At Auburn Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Auburn Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Stephen A. Lukas'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 Stephen A. Lukas Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen A. Lukas is highlighted in Jan.

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

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