Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, January 1, 1940
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: January 1, 1940
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Robert Davis was killed in a motorcycle accident while chasing a speeding automobile on Good Hope Road, near 25th Street, SE.
The wheels on his sidecar lifted from the ground, causing his motorcycle to veer into oncoming traffic.
Officer Davis had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for eight years and assigned to the Eleventh Precinct. He was survived by his and was survived by his wife and three children.