Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Meyers was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty in downtown Detroit at McDougall and Congress. Officers Meyers was survived by his wife and three children. Officer Meyers' wife was the first recipient of the Detroit 100 Club donation.
Survivors
Officers Meyers was survived by his wife and three children.
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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.
Police Officer Meyers gave the Detroit Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Meyers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Arthur E. Meyers 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur E. Meyers's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur E. Meyers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur E. Meyers is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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