Mark Alan Whitehead

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Portland, OR

Felonious

End of Watch February 26, 1993

Age 23

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Reserve Deputy Mark Whitehead and Reserve Sergeant Scott Collins were killed when their patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on I-84, just east of 181st Street. The drunk driver was travelling in the opposite direction when he lost control of his car at an estimated 105 mph. The vehicle went airborne, crossed over the center divider, and sheared off the top of the patrol car. Both deputies and the other driver, who had a BAC three times the legal limit, were killed instantly. The two deputies were the first reserve officers to be killed in the line of duty from their agency. Reserve Deputy Whitehead had served with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office for 1.5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and a brother.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Whitehead gave the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Sheriff Whitehead.

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

Agency

Department Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Location Portland, OR

Platform Identity mcso.multnomah.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1993

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Killed in incident

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Mark Alan Whitehead is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90% of this agency's fallen.

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

90% Felonious

OR — Statewide

115

of 197 officers

58.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious