Bartholomew M. Skelly

Connecticut State Police — Middletown, CT

Accident

End of Watch November 14, 1925

Age 34

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Bartholomew Skelly was killed in a motorcycle crash in Clinton while returning from duty at the Yale Bowl, in New Haven, during a football game. Another motor officer driving in front of Trooper Skelly suddenly stopped, causing Trooper Skelly to take evasive action. He was thrown from his motorcycle and sustained severe head injuries. He was taken to the home of a doctor who lived nearby but died several hours later. Trooper Skelly was survived by his wife and three young children. He was killed on the seventh birthday of one of his sons.

Survivors

Trooper Skelly was survived by his wife and three young children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Skelly served with the Connecticut State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Connecticut. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Skelly.

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

Agency

Department Connecticut State Police

Location Middletown, CT

Platform Identity csp.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1925

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Bartholomew M. Skelly is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Connecticut State Police, 15 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.7% of this agency's fallen.

Connecticut State Police

of 26 officers

57.7% Accident

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident