Birmingham Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Monday, April 23, 1934
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: April 23, 1934
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Dumas Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
Officer Phillips was fatally injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on Leeds Highway, three miles east of Irondale. He and another motorscout officer were returning from Pell City where they had attended court.
Officer Phillips was survived by his wife, parents, five brothers, and six sisters..