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Police Officer

Donald Wayne Swearingin

Coppell Police Department — Coppell, TX

Accident

End of Watch December 12, 1972

Age 20

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Police Officer Donald Swearingin was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a speeding vehicle on Denton Tap Road, just north of Beltline Road. His patrol car went out of control and struck a tree. Officer Swearingin had served with the Coppell Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Swearingin gave the Coppell Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coppell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Swearingin.

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

Agency

Department Coppell Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Coppell, Dallas County, TX

Platform Identity copppd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1972

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Police Officer Donald Wayne Swearingin is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,588 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 3.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Coppell Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Coppell Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,421 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,588 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Wayne Swearingin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,038 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Donald Wayne Swearingin Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Wayne Swearingin is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

708

May

848

Jun

797

Jul

899

Aug

938

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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