Matthew Francis McManus
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Trooper

Matthew Francis McManus

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch February 28, 1938
Age 43
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Matthew McManus succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident 13 years earlier.

He was on an undercover assignment when the accident occurred. He suffered severe abdominal injuries that caused his death.

Trooper McManus was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the New Jersey State Police for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper McManus gave the New Jersey State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location West Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity njsp.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1938
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Military Service

Matthew Francis McManus served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Matthew 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 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Matthew was 43. 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. Matthew had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

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

Every cause
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His people

New Jersey State Police has 84 officers remembered here, Matthew among them.

Across the years

Trooper Matthew Francis McManus

New Jersey State Police · End of Watch February 28, 1938

Military Service

Matthew Francis McManus served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 9-E

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