Ryan is remembered

25 May 2026

Twenty years ago today West Midlands PC Ryan Michael Hunt died in a road accident.

Ryan, 31, was killed on 25 May 2006 when he was in collision with a lorry while he was on a foot patrol working on an investigation in Doncaster during a secondment to South Yorkshire Police.

He had joined the Force in 2001 after five years’ service with the Royal Navy.

Ryan played a large part in the jailing of a number of men caught during Operation Accordance in which he had adopted a false identity to help trap suspected drug dealers.

He was described as a “popular and respected” officer.