Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Jackson was struck and killed by a car moments after stepping off a streetcar while walking his beat in West Roxbury. The collision caused him to be thrown into the windshield of the car and then onto the pavement. He suffered a fractured skull as a result of the impact. A passing motorist stopped and transported Patrolman Jackson to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Patrolman Jackson was a WWI veteran who served with the Boston Police Department for 11 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 8-year-old son, and 1-year-old daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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 Jackson served with the Boston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Ivar Jackson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman John Ivar Jackson 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Ivar Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How John Ivar Jackson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Ivar Jackson is highlighted in Sep.
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