Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Everett was killed when he collided with a fire truck while on motorcycle patrol.
Patrolman Everett was cruising his post, traveling north on Union Avenue in Lynbrook, when a fire truck pulled into the intersection of Union Avenue and Union Place. He attempted to avoid the fire truck and his motorcycle skidded into the right rear of the fire truck. Patrolman Everett was thrown under the wheel. He was rushed to the hospital at approximately 1030 hours and died of his injuries while on the operating table at 1240 hours.
Patrolman Everett died on his first day assigned to Motorcycle Patrol.
Patrolman Everett served with the Lynbrook Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife and son.
Patrolman Everett was cruising his post, traveling north on Union Avenue in Lynbrook, when a fire truck pulled into the intersection of Union Avenue and Union Place. He attempted to avoid the fire truck and his motorcycle skidded into the right rear of the fire truck. Patrolman Everett was thrown under the wheel. He was rushed to the hospital at approximately 1030 hours and died of his injuries while on the operating table at 1240 hours.
Patrolman Everett served with the Lynbrook Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife and son.
Survivors
Patrolman Everett served with the Lynbrook Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife and son. Patrolman Everett served with the Lynbrook Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife and son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Everett gave the Lynbrook Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lynbrook community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Everett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Charles Everett 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lynbrook Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Charles Everett's cause is highlighted.
How William Charles Everett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Charles Everett is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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