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Michael Elvin Walker
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Lieutenant

Michael Elvin Walker

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
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End of Watch December 31, 2005
Age 47
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
The Vigil Panel 154 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 233

Incident

Lieutenant Michael Walker was struck and killed by a vehicle while at the scene of an earlier accident on state Highway 17, just south of Glenwood Drive, in Glenwood. The previous accident occurred when a vehicle lost control on the wet road surface and went into a ditch.

Lieutenant Walker, his partner, and a CalTrans employee had responded to the scene to investigate the accident and to help free the vehicle from the ditch. As Lieutenant Walker set out flares another vehicle lost control on the wet road surface and struck the back of the CalTrans truck. The truck was pushed forward and struck Lieutenant Walker. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries one hour later.

A CalTrans employee was also struck and seriously injured by the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, who was driving too fast for the wet conditions, was killed in the accident.

Lieutenant Walker had served with the California Highway Patrol for 24 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Walker gave the California Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Walker.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 2005
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Michael 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 2005, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael was 47. 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. Michael had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

Every cause
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His people

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

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Where

Lieutenant Michael Elvin Walker

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 31, 2005

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 50-W

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