Harry C. Kuell, Sr.
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Chief of Police

Harry C. Kuell, Sr.

Accident
End of Watch August 2, 1936
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Kuell died from injuries sustained three days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while he was directing traffic.

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July 23, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Kuell served with the East Brunswick Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Kuell.

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

Agency

Location East Brunswick, NJ
Platform Identity ebdps.middlesex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 2, 1936
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Harry C. Kuell, Sr. 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

East Brunswick Department of Public Safety
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry C. Kuell, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Harry C. Kuell, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry C. Kuell, Sr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897