Samuel J. Kriney
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Police Officer

Samuel J. Kriney

Bound Brook Police Department — Bound Brook, NJ
Accident
End of Watch October 29, 1931
Age 38
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Samuel Kriney succumbed to injuries sustained three months earlier when his police motorcycle was struck by another vehicle as he attempted to stop a speeding car.

He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.

Officer Kriney had served with the Bound Brook Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kriney gave the Bound Brook Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bound Brook community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kriney.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Bound Brook, Somerset County, NJ
Platform Identity bbpd.somerset.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1931
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Samuel is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Samuel 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. Samuel had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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Police Officer Samuel J. Kriney

Bound Brook Police Department · End of Watch October 29, 1931

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