Robert Donald Leigh
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Patrolman

Robert Donald Leigh

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch April 27, 1940
Age 38
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Robert Leigh succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident.

He was attempting to catch a speeding motorist when his motorcycle collided with a car that was turning out of a private driveway. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The speeding motorist was found guilty in traffic court and fined $10.00, court costs, and had his license suspended for six months.

Patrolman Leigh had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children and is buried in the Soldiers’ Section of Laurel Cemetery, Madisonville, Ohio.

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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.
Patrolman Leigh gave the Cincinnati Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. 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 Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1940
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Military Service

Robert Donald Leigh served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Robert 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 1940, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert was 38. 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. Robert had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. 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

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Robert Donald Leigh

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch April 27, 1940

Military Service

Robert Donald Leigh served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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