Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Samuel Pierce was killed in a motorcycle crash when his police motorcycle collided with a vehicle.
He was traveling on Menauhant Road when another vehicle backed onto the road and entered his path, causing a collision. The driver fled the scene but was arrested the next day and charged with negligent operation of a vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.
Patrolman Pierce was a WWI veteran and had served with the Falmouth Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- 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.
Patrolman Pierce gave the Falmouth Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Falmouth 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Samuel Pierce served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Samuel Pierce 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Pierce's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Pierce Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Pierce is highlighted in Aug.