Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer David Healy was killed in an automobile crash while en route to the South Central Patrol Station at 2:00 a.m. He had just dropped off a prisoner at the Southeast Jail and was driving on the South Freeway when he swerved to avoid a collision in the roadway. His vehicle struck a highway sign at the MacGregor overpass. Officer Healy was a U.S. Army Persian Gulf War veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, father, brother, and fiancée.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Healy gave the Houston Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Michael Healy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer David Michael Healy 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 Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Michael Healy's cause is highlighted.
How David Michael Healy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Michael Healy is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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