Jerry Lee Wyant
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Police Officer

Jerry Lee Wyant

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Accident
End of Watch October 26, 1976
Age 31
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jerry Wyant was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of First Avenue South and South Dawson Street at about 12:05 pm. Officer Wyant had served with the Seattle Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-WA-54D9551E
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wyant gave the Seattle Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wyant.

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

Agency

Location Seattle, WA
Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1976
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Jerry Lee Wyant 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Seattle Police Department, 16 of 60 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department
16
of 60 officers
26.7% Accident
WA — Statewide
111
of 339 officers
32.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Lee Wyant's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jerry Lee Wyant Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Lee Wyant is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location