Vicki Moreau DeVries
Trooper

Vicki Moreau DeVries

MI State Police — Lansing, MI
Accident
End of Watch July 22, 1982
Age 29
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Vicki Moreau DeVries was killed in an automobile crash at 1:30 a.m. when her unmarked police car overturned on I-696 in Farmington Hills as she completed an investigation. Trooper DeVries had served with the Michigan State Police for five years assigned to Brighton.

Survivors

She was survived by her husband, who was also a trooper with the Michigan State Police, parents, brother, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper DeVries gave the Michigan State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper DeVries.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police
Type State Police
Location Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1982
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 29
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Vicki 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 1982, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Vicki was 29. 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. Vicki had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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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Her people

MI State Police has 57 officers remembered here, Vicki among them.

Across the years

Trooper Vicki Moreau DeVries

MI State Police · End of Watch July 22, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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