Roy Watson Dooley
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Officer

Roy Watson Dooley

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 6, 1979
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 2499
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dooley was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol on Mayson Avenue, NE. Officer Dooley had served with the agency for 7 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, two brothers, and four sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Dooley gave the Atlanta Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dooley.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1979
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 2499
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Roy 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 1979, 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

Roy 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. Roy had served 7 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%. 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.

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His people

Atlanta Police Department has 88 officers remembered here, Roy among them.

Across the years

Officer Roy Watson Dooley

Atlanta Police Department · End of Watch December 6, 1979

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W

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