Incident
Police Officer Michael Davey was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at a utility work site at the intersection of West Street and Route 18.
The driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign, struck another vehicle, and then struck Officer Davey. He suffered fatal injuries when he was pinned between the vehicle and a utility truck. The elderly driver of the pickup truck was apprehended and charged.
Officer Davey was an Iraq War veteran with the United States Army National Guard and had served with the Weymouth Police Department for five years. He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and two brothers. His father recently retired from the same agency.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and two brothers.
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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.
Police Officer Davey gave the Weymouth Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Weymouth 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
Michael Paul Davey served in the Army (2003â2004) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Michael Paul Davey 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 Weymouth Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Paul Davey's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Paul Davey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Paul Davey is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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