Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer George Woessner succumbed to injuries he received from a motorcycle crash at 22nd Street South and Lake Street when he swerved to avoid a car driving the wrong way. He was responding to a call involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd waiting for a streetcar. He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed o his wounds. Officer Woessner had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Woessner gave the Minneapolis Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Woessner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer George Woessner 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Minneapolis Police Department, 15 of 50 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Woessner's cause is highlighted.
How George Woessner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Woessner is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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