Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer William McCabe passed away as the result of complications from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on October 2nd, 2002.
He was sitting on his motorcycle in a non-travel lane, at the intersection of Big Beaver Road and Crooks Road, when he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light. He developed complications as a result of the original injuries and passed away on August 12th, 2017.
Officer McCabe is survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Officer McCabe is survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer McCabe gave the Troy Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Troy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McCabe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer William D. McCabe is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Troy Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William D. McCabe's cause is highlighted.
How William D. McCabe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William D. McCabe is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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