Incident
Officer Raymond Harvik succumbed to injuries he suffered in an automobile crash on April 12, 1998. Officer Harvik had just finished assisting paramedics with a medical emergency and was following an ambulance when he lost control of his patrol vehicle, a Chevy Blazer, as he entered a sharp curve in the road. A passenger in the vehicle was also injured. Officer Harvick was transported to the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Harvik was a United States Army veteran who served with the Mart Police Department for only two months and previously served with the Dallas School District Police and the Roanoke Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his father, stepmother, brother, sister, and grandparents.
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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 Harvick served with the Mart Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mart community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Scott Harvick served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Raymond Scott Harvick 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Scott Harvick's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Scott Harvick Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Scott Harvick is highlighted in Apr.