Kevin John Fischer
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Police Officer

Kevin John Fischer

Daytona Beach Police Department — Daytona Beach, FL
Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1998
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 120
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Fischer was struck and killed by a pickup truck while investigating the scene of an earlier crash on I-95 at Route 92 involving a Volusia County deputy sheriff. While Officer Fischer was standing next to his motorcycle, a pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder and struck him and the motorcycle, throwing him down a 5-foot embankment. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputy involved in the initial crash and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper were also injured in the incident. Officer Fischer had served with the Daytona Beach Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife, who gave birth to a boy.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fischer gave the Daytona Beach Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Daytona Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fischer.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL
Platform Identity dbpd.volusia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1998
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 30
Badge Number 120
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1998, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Kevin was 30. 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. Kevin had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

Daytona Beach Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Kevin among them.

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Where

Police Officer Kevin John Fischer

Daytona Beach Police Department · End of Watch September 4, 1998

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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