1994

January 05, 1994 Officer Sife Perdue Columbus Police Department, GA Officer Perdue was killed in an accident when his motorcycle crashed.

January 14, 1994 Officer Wyley Hart Shepherd Atlanta Police Department, GA Officer Shepherd died from injuries sustained 31 years earlier in a motorcycle accident. He had remained in a coma the entire time since the accident.  Officer Shepherd is survived by his wife and son.

January 17, 1994 Officer Clarence W. Dean Los Angeles Police Department, CA Motor Officer Dean, 46 had left his Lancaster home and was on the freeway headed for work within minutes of the powerful 4:31 a.m. earthquake, even though his shift did not start for more than two hours, " I can only assume that was hurrying on in because of the earthquake," said Lt. Bob Normandy.  Dean was killed when he rounded a bend on the transition road from the Antelope Valley Freeway to the southbound Golden State Freeway.  A section of the elevated road had collapsed in the quake, and Dean could not stop before plunging 30 feet off the severed highway.

January 25, 1994 Deputy Sheriff Ricky A. Yates Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX Deputy Yates, 43, was killed when his motorcycle was struck head on by a pickup truck which was passing other traffic on a foggy night.  Deputy Yates was thrown from his motorcycle and killed instantly.  He had been with the agency for nine years and is survived by his wife, two daughters, son, and grandson.

February 25, 1994 Officer George Dawson Atlanta Police Department, GA Officer Dawson was killed in an on-duty motorcycle accident. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

June 21, 1994 Officer William E. Lehn Fresno Police Department, CA Officer Lehn, 38, was killed when his motorcycle was struck by another vehicle during a pursuit. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, step-son, grandson, mother and brother.

September 18, 1994 Officer John Reid Sandifer Jackson Police Department, MS Officer Sandifer died one day after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle making a U-turn. He is survived by his wife, step-son, and step-daughter.

December 29, 1994 Patrol Officer David L. Brower Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL Officer Brower was killed in a motorcyle accident while on duty. No other information is currently available.