Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Raleigh Taylor died as a result of injuries he received in a motorcycle accident while on duty nearly two weeks earlier on December 12. After the accident he was admitted to the hospital and released a week later. Officer Taylor died at home after spending Christmas with his family where he collapsed. An examination determined that he had succumbed to a blood clot in the brain as a result from the accident. Officer Taylor had been with the agency for one year.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-86BCDD92- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Raleigh. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Taylor gave the San Antonio Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Raleigh W. Taylor is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At San Antonio Police Department, 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. Raleigh W. Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Raleigh W. Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raleigh W. Taylor is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
63 officers from San Antonio Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
