Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Earl Kanning succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a motorcycle accident while on duty
He attempted to stop at an intersection but slid past the stop sign and collided with another vehicle as a result of wet pavement.
Officer Kanning had been employed with the San Antonio Police Department for two years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kanning gave the San Antonio Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kanning.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Earl W. Kanning 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At San Antonio Police Dept., 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl W. Kanning's cause is highlighted.
How Earl W. Kanning Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Kanning is highlighted in Dec.
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