Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Fred Breslin was killed when the car he was riding on was struck by a truck at West Warren Avene and 14th Street. He had stopped to help a child who had been struck by a car. He stopped a passing motorist and placed the child in the car and hopped on the running board as the car drove to the hospital. While on the running board he was using his whistle to warn vehicles. However, the car was struck by a truck at an intersection and Officer Breslin received fatal injuries. Officer Breslin had been with the Detroit Police Department for fourteen years.
Survivors
He was survived by his sister and four brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Breslin gave the Detroit Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Breslin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frederick V. Breslin 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick V. Breslin's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick V. Breslin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick V. Breslin is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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