Owen David Fisher
Police Officer

Owen David Fisher

Flint Police Dept. — Flint, MI
Accident
End of Watch July 16, 2005
Age 24
Tour of Duty 4 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Owen Fisher was killed in an automobile crash when the patrol car he was riding in was involved in a collision with a second patrol car during a vehicle pursuit.

The collision occurred at the intersection of DeCamp and Greenly Streets in Burton. The pursuit crossed through three jurisdictions. The collision caused the patrol cars also to collide with a house.

Officers from the Flint Police Department and Michigan State Police continued the pursuit and apprehended the suspect a short time later. The suspect was convicted and sentenced to serve 3 to 15 years for 1st-degree fleeing and eluding, 2nd-degree fleeing and eluding, and assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

Officer Fisher had served with the Flint Police Department for only four months.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancee, parents, sister, and grandmother.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fisher served with the Flint Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fisher.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Flint Police Dept.
Location Flint, MI
Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 2005
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile
Offender Apprehended

Police Officer Owen David Fisher 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.

Flint Police Dept.
9
of 13 officers
69.2% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen David Fisher's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Owen David Fisher Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Apprehended

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Owen David Fisher is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location