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Officer Kevin Weeks died after crashing his police motorcycle on Loop 101 near E. Broadway Road.
Officer Weeks entered the freeway at the University ramp, where he ran into some railroad ties in the roadway and flipped his motorcycle at about 4:15 am. The railroad ties were part of construction debris from an adjoining light rail project. The accident occurred under a bridge where visibility was very limited.
He was taken to a Scottsdale hospital after the crash and died shortly thereafter.
Officer Weeks had served with the Tempe Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, sister, and girlfriend.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Weeks gave the Tempe Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tempe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Weeks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Tempe Police Department has lost 5 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Kevin is one of 95 officers lost to accidents in AZ, 28.8% of the 330 remembered there.
Kevin is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kevin is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2006, 1 officer in AZ was lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 56 years on record. The heaviest was 1973, with 5.
In 2006, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2006, 80 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kevin was 28. Of the 92 lost to accidents in AZ whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 43; the middle age was 34.5. Kevin had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Kevin was 28. 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 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Kevin was 28. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Kevin had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 9.5% of these deaths in AZ; November holds the most, 14.7%. Thursdays: 20%.
September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 20% of all 5 deaths at Tempe Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28.8% of all 330 deaths in AZ, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Tempe Police Department has 5 officers remembered here, Kevin among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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