Adrian Antonio Morris
Police Officer I

Adrian Antonio Morris

Accident
End of Watch August 20, 2012
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Adrian Morris was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing a vehicle on I-95, near the Powder Mill Road interchange, shortly before 1:00 pm.

Officer Morris and his partner had been investigating a theft when they spotted a car being driven by the suspect and attempted to stop it. The officers pursued the vehicle onto southbound I-95 and chased it a short distance until the driver of the vehicle purposefully cut them off, causing the patrol car to leave the roadway and enter a ravine. Officer Morris, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle.

Both officers were transported to a local hospital where Officer Morris succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators apprehended both subjects in the vehicle Officer Morris was pursuing. In June 2014 the subject he was pursuing was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Officer Morris had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 2-1/2 years and had previously served as an Explorer with the department. He was assigned to the 6th District. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Police Officer First Class.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer I Morris gave the Prince George's County Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer I Morris.

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

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Type Other
Location Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD
Platform Identity pgcpd.pg.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 2012
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Adrian is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2012, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Adrian was 23. 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. Adrian had served 2.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Prince George's County Police Department has 30 officers remembered here, Adrian among them.

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Police Officer I Adrian Antonio Morris

Prince George's County Police Department · End of Watch August 20, 2012

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E

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