Forrest Edward Taylor
Police Officer

Forrest Edward Taylor

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Accident
End of Watch August 29, 2012
Age 44
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Dino Taylor succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Guilford Avenue and Centre Street while responding to back up other officers on February 18th, 2012.

During the emergency response, an SUV ran a red light and struck his patrol car, pushing it into a utility pole. Officer Taylor suffered severe injuries that required therapy and spinal fusion surgery. He had undergone the surgery on August 23rd, 2012, but experienced complications. He was transferred to a second hospital on August 28th, 2012, for additional therapy but passed away several hours after arriving.

Officer Taylor had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Taylor gave the Baltimore City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Taylor.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 29, 2012
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Forrest 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 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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Forrest was 44. 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. Forrest had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Forrest among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Forrest Edward Taylor

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch August 29, 2012

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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