Ronald Ivan English
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Police Officer

Ronald Ivan English

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Accident
End of Watch July 27, 1959
Age 29
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer English succumbed to injuries sustained 18 months earlier while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. He remained in a coma from the time of the accident until his death. Officer English had served with the Detroit Police Department for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer English gave the Detroit Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer English.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1959
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ronald 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 1959, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ronald 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. Ronald had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Ronald Ivan English

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch July 27, 1959

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W

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