Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Roger Fleming was killed when his patrol car struck a tree during a high-speed pursuit. He was pursuing a vehicle down the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and informed dispatchers that he was breaking the pursuit off as it entered Washington, DC. Moments later, his patrol car struck a tree at the interchange of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and New York Avenue. Lieutenant Fleming had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Fleming gave the Prince George's County Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Fleming.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Roger Peck Fleming 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Prince George's County Police Dept., 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger Peck Fleming's cause is highlighted.
How Roger Peck Fleming Compares
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roger Peck Fleming is highlighted in Oct.
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