Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, July 14, 1969
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 14, 1969
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Michael Cody and Officer David Hawfield were killed when the patrol wagon they were in was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop for a flashing red light at 8th and K Streets, NE.
The impact was so severe that both officers were ejected from the vehicle. As Officer Cody lay dying in the street a passerby stole his police revolver.
Officer Cody was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for one year. He was survived by his expectant wife, mother, sister, and brother.