Moody County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota
End of Watch Monday, November 3, 2003
Add to My HeroesWilliam Paul Davis
Deputy Sheriff Bill Davis was struck and killed by a vehicle while working a crash scene on I-29 at the Sioux Falls River Bridge.
He was placing the driver of one of the vehicles under arrest for refusing to sign a citation when another driver lost control of her vehicle on the icy road. The vehicle slid into the back of Deputy Davis' patrol car and then struck him as he was searching the suspect. Deputy Davis was thrown approximately 30 feet away and killed almost instantly.
Deputy Davis was a United States Army and Navy Vietnam War veteran and had served in law enforcement for 21 years. He is survived by his mother and brother.
Bio
- Age 54
- Tour 21 years
- Badge 52-1K
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by vehicle
Most Recent Reflection
View all 181 ReflectionsDeputy Sheriff Davis,
On today, the 20th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
USBP
Anonymous
United States Border Patrol
November 3, 2023
Recent LODD Deaths
Detective Ryan So
Scottsdale Police Department, AZ
EOW: June 13, 2024
Sergeant Floyd H. Miles, Jr.
Charles City County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: June 9, 2024
Agent Davis Geovanni Martinez
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Parole and Probation, MD
EOW: May 31, 2024
Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz, Jr.
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: June 1, 2024
Police Officer Joshua Briese
Gila River Police Department, TR
EOW: June 1, 2024
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: May 30, 2024
Police Officer Jamal Mitchell
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: May 30, 2024
Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: May 5, 2024
Police Officer Jacob Derbin
Euclid Police Department, OH
EOW: May 11, 2024