Matthew Ray Davis
Sergeant

Matthew Ray Davis

Accident
End of Watch September 22, 2002
Age 38
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Matthew Davis succumbed to injuries received the previous day when his police motorcycle struck a vehicle that pulled out in front of him at the intersection of Marguerite Parkway and La Sierra Drive in Mission Viejo.

The other driver had stopped at the stop sign and then pulled out in front of Sergeant Davis, who did not have a stop sign. Sergeant Davis was thrown 20 feet and suffered severe injuries. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery before succumbing to the injuries.

Sergeant Davis had been employed with the Orange County Sheriff's Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Sergeant Davis had been employed with the Orange County Sheriff's Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Davis gave the Orange County Sheriff's Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Ana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Davis.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Santa Ana, Orange County, CA
Platform Identity ocso.orange.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 2002
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Matthew 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 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Matthew was 38. 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. Matthew had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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

Orange County Sheriff's Department has 10 officers remembered here, Matthew among them.

Sergeant Matthew Ray Davis

Orange County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch September 22, 2002

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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