Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer David Williams succumbed to injuries sustained one year earlier he was struck by a vehicle on I-475.
He was investigating a previous accident when an oncoming car lost control in a snow storm. Officer Williams was able to push a citizen out of the way before being struck by the vehicle and thrown over a retaining wall.
Officer Williams suffered severe leg injuries and died as a result of complications on February 24, 2009.
Officer Williams had served with the Flint Police Department for 19 years.
Survivors
He is survived by one child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Williams gave the Flint Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer David Lucious Williams 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 Flint Police Dept., 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Lucious Williams's cause is highlighted.
How David Lucious Williams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Lucious Williams is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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