Dexter Clayton Phillips
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Dexter Clayton Phillips

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Accident
End of Watch August 11, 1923
Age 27
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dexter Phillips was killed when his motorcycle struck a pothole in a near the intersection of Bowser Avenue and Travis street, causing the motorcycle to fall on him. The roadway was undergoing paving at the time and was dark. He was taken to a local hospital where succumbed to his injuries. Officer Phillips had served with the Dallas Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Phillips gave the Dallas Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Phillips.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 11, 1923
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Dexter is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1923, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Dexter was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Dexter had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Dexter among them.

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Where

Officer Dexter Clayton Phillips

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch August 11, 1923

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

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