Darrell Dewayne Adams
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Police Officer

Darrell Dewayne Adams

Memphis Police Department — Memphis, TN
Accident
End of Watch October 2, 2021
Age 34
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Darrell Adams was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-40 near North Watkins Street shortly after 11:00 am.

He and other officers were investigating a vehicle accident when he was struck and killed.

Officer Adams served with the Memphis Police Department for 5-1/2 years and previously served three years with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife and mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Adams gave the Memphis Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Adams.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Platform Identity mpd.shelby.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 2021
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Darrell 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 2021, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Darrell was 34. 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. Darrell had served 8.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. 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

Memphis Police Department has 94 officers remembered here, Darrell among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams

Memphis Police Department · End of Watch October 2, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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