Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant David Lyman was struck and killed by a passenger train at the Superior Avenue railroad crossing.
Lieutenant Lyman mistook a large bag on the tracks for the body of a man and walked onto the tracks to remove it. The train hit him before he could get out of the way.
Lieutenant Lyman had served with the East Cleveland Police Department for at least four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Lyman gave the East Cleveland Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Lyman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant David G. Lyman 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At East Cleveland Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David G. Lyman's cause is highlighted.
How David G. Lyman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David G. Lyman is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from East Cleveland Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
