Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant George May succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on the Hanover Street Bridge on December 12th, 1927. He was turning around at the middle of the bridge to stop at the police booth when his police coupe was struck by a streetcar. An officer who was standing at the booth witnessed the crash and was struck by a truck while running to assist Sergent May. Sergeant May had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant May gave the Baltimore City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant May.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant George M. J. May is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George M. J. May's cause is highlighted.
How George M. J. May Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George M. J. May is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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