Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Mark Filer died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash one week before. His cruiser was struck head-on by a pickup truck that was trying to make a left at the intersection of Ridge Road and Hawkes Road in Damascus. Officer Filer had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer III Filer gave the Montgomery County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Filer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer III Mark M. Filer 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 Montgomery County Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark M. Filer's cause is highlighted.
How Mark M. Filer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark M. Filer is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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