Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Donovan succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash a week earlier while pursuing a speeder on Cross Bay Boulevard near North Channel Bridge. He was taken to the Howard Park hospital where he died after never regaining consciousness He was assigned to Highway Unit 3, and survived by his expectant wife, and two-year old son.
Survivors
He was assigned to Highway Unit 3, and survived by his expectant wife, and two-year old son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Donovan served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Donovan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman John F. Donovan Jr. 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John F. Donovan Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John F. Donovan Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Donovan Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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