Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Edward Cerveny was struck and killed by a truck as the spoke to the driver of a disabled vehicle near the intersection of 6-mile Road and Townline Road.
He was standing on the running board of the stalled vehicle when the truck struck him. He was taken to the police station where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the truck was charged with negligent homicide.
Officer Cerveny had served with the Greenfield Township Police Department for two years. He was a widower.
The Edward Cerveny Intermediate School was named in his honor.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cerveny gave the Greenfield Township Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cerveny.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Edward Cerveny 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. Edward Cerveny's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Cerveny Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Cerveny is highlighted in Nov.