Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Coffey was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an assistance call on Route 12. His squad car overturned about six miles south of Black River Falls. He was transported to LaCrosse Hospital, where he was dead upon arrival. Patrolman Coffey was a United States Army Vietnam Military Police veteran who had served with the Millston Police Department for only three weeks and previously served with the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Survivors
He is survived by his aunt, uncle, two brothers, and sister.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Coffey gave the Millston Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Millston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Coffey served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman John Coffey 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Coffey's cause is highlighted.
How John Coffey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
John Coffey served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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