March 07, 2002
Police Officer Keith Dees
Houston Police Department, TX
Officer Dees was killed in a motorcycle accident at approximately 2100 hours while on patrol. He was driving on I-45 when his motorcycle struck the back of a car that was stopped in the middle lane of the highway. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Dees had been with the agency for 20 years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. 
June 01, 2002
Trooper First Class Jimmie White
Arkansas State Police, AR
Trooper White succumbed to injuries sustained earlier in the day when his police motorcycle struck a patrol car while escorting a motorcade at 1300 hours. The officers were escorting the Blue Angels pilots and flight crew from a Little Rock hotel to the Little Rock Air Base. The motorcade had just reached the base and the lead patrol car was turning left into the gate. Trooper White, who was blocking intersections along the route approached on the left hand side of the motorcade and struck the patrol as it made the left hand turn. Trooper White was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the same evening.
September 10, 2002
Police Officer Wayne Scott
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
Officer Scott was killed in a motorcycle accident at 1510 hours, shortly after starting his shift. He was en route to a local hospital to assist with a fatal DUI investigation when a vehicle pulled onto North Seventh Street from a parking lot, directly into his path. Officer Scott's motorcycle struck the passenger door and he was thrown over the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 30 minutes later.
The spot where Officer Scott was killed was the exact same spot where Officer Patrick Briggs was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 20, 1990, under identical circumstances.

Officer Scott had been with the agency for ten years and is survived by his expectant wife.

September 10, 2002
Master Officer Charles Radford Paul III
Raleigh Police Department, NC
Master Officer Paul was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to catch up to a speeding vehicle on I-440. He was running radar between Rock Quarry Road and Hammond Road. His motorcycle went out of control and struck and the center median guardrail.
Master Officer Paul had been with the agency for seven years and is survived by his wife and 1-year-old daughter. 
September 20, 2002
Sergeant Matthew Davis
Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA
Sergeant Davis succumbed to injuries received the previous day when his police motorcycle struck a vehicle that pulled out in front of him at the intersection of Marguerite Parkway and La Sierra Drive in Mission Viejo. The other driver had stopped at the stop sign and then pulled out in front of Sergeant Davis, who did not have a stop sign. Sergeant Davis was thrown 20 feet and suffered severe injuries. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery before succumbing to the injuries.
Sergeant Davis had been with the agency for 18 years and is survived by his wife and three children.
September 26, 2002
Police Officer Mike Scofield
Reno Police Department, NV
Officer Scofield was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to an accident with injuries at 1200 hours. Officer Scofield and his partner were traveling down Mill Street with their emergency equipment activated when another vehicle pulled out of a parking lot, causing Officer Scofield to strike it. His partner, who was behind Officer Scofield, was able to stop. Officer Scofield was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to the injury 45 minutes later.
Officer Scofield had been with the agency for 25 years and had been in law enforcement for 30 years. He was planning on retiring within a year. He is survived by his wife and four children. 
October 23, 2002 
Trooper C. Mark Cosslett
Virginia State Police, VA
Trooper Cosslett was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-95 south of I-495 in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. Trooper Cosslett was responding to a sniper-related shooting call at 1735 hours and driving on the right shoulder around rush hour traffic when a tow-truck veered onto the shoulder from the right lane. The motorcycle struck the tow-truck, killing Trooper Cosslett instantly. The shooting call turned out to be unfounded.

Trooper Cosslett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had been with the agency for 16 years and is survived by his wife, 3-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter.