Ronald S. St. Germain Sr.
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Patrolman

Ronald S. St. Germain Sr.

South Bend Police Department — South Bend, IN
Accident
End of Watch August 19, 1967
Age 32
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Ronald St. Germain was killed in a motorcycle accident after escorting a caravan carrying handicapped children to a circus at the fairgrounds. While returning on his three-wheeled motorcycle, it ran off the roadway crashing through a metal fence before causing Patrolman St. Germain to be thrown head first into a tree, causing a broken neck and internal bleeding which he died from. Patrolman St. Germain had served with the South Bend Police Department for three years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman St. Germain gave the South Bend Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the South Bend community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman St. Germain.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Type Other
Location South Bend, IN
Platform Identity sbpd.stjoseph.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1967
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ronald is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1967, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Ronald was 32. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Ronald had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

South Bend Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.

Patrolman Ronald S. St. Germain Sr.

South Bend Police Department · End of Watch August 19, 1967

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