Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrol Officer Wallace Averill was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on Oak Grove Road, 300 feet north of Route 59. As he stepped from his patrol car another car struck him and then ran into an embankment.
Survivors
Officer Averill was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Averill served with the Howell Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Howell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Averill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Wallace Edward Averill 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wallace Edward Averill's cause is highlighted.
How Wallace Edward Averill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wallace Edward Averill is highlighted in Jul.