Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Taylor was killed when his patrol car was broadsided by another vehicle while he was pursuing a juvenile offender. He was assisting state patrol officers in the pursuit. Patrolman Taylor was survived by his wife. A park in Patrolman Taylor's hometown between Appleton Avenue and Main Street was later named for him.
Survivors
Patrolman Taylor was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Taylor gave the Menomonee Falls Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Menomonee Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John S. Taylor, Jr. 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John S. Taylor, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John S. Taylor, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John S. Taylor, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.