Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant David Hubbard was killed when his unmarked car struck a train in Saginaw County. He and other officers were conducting a surveillance of burglary suspects and were attempting to follow them. Due to dark and dreary weather conditions, the officers lost sight of the suspects. While attempting to locate them, Detective Hubbard began to cross an unmarked railroad crossing, which was blocked by trees and bushes, but struck the engine of a train as it crossed. Other officers arrived on the scene within minutes and transported him to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Hubbard served with the Michigan State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Hubbard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant David William Hubbard 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 MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David William Hubbard's cause is highlighted.
How David William Hubbard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David William Hubbard is highlighted in Sep.
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