Officer

Lewis Tanner

Daytona Beach Police Department — Daytona Beach, FL
Felonious
End of Watch October 26, 1930
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Tanner was killed when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver.

Survivors

Officer Tanner was survived by his wife and several children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Tanner served with the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Daytona Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tanner.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL
Platform Identity dbpd.volusia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1930
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lewis is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1930, 239 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lewis was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Daytona Beach Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Lewis among them.

Officer Lewis Tanner

Daytona Beach Police Department · End of Watch October 26, 1930

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-E

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