Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Joseph Walter succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on August 12, 1952, on Route 23 in Hamburg. He and his partner were searching for a missing woman in a department jeep. Another vehicle crossed into their lane, and when they swerved to avoid getting hit, the jeep went up an embankment and then back onto the highway, slamming into another vehicle. Passengers in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries. Trooper Walter's partner sustained a sprained back and abrasions. Trooper Walter was transferred to Alexander Lynn Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries from a broken pelvis and developed a blood clot in his lungs. Trooper Walter had served with the New Jersey State Police for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper First Class Walter gave the New Jersey State Police 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Walter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper First Class Joseph C. Walter 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%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph C. Walter's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph C. Walter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph C. Walter is highlighted in Sep.
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