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Patrolman

Robert Donald Leigh

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch April 27, 1940

Age 38

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

The Vigil Panel 76 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Robert Leigh succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident.

He was attempting to catch a speeding motorist when his motorcycle collided with a car that was turning out of a private driveway. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The speeding motorist was found guilty in traffic court and fined $10.00, court costs, and had his license suspended for six months.

Patrolman Leigh had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children and is buried in the Soldiers’ Section of Laurel Cemetery, Madisonville, Ohio.

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Last updated: August 2, 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 Leigh gave the Cincinnati Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1940

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Military Service

Robert Donald Leigh served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Robert Donald Leigh is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Cincinnati Police Department, 32 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this agency's fallen.

Cincinnati Police Department

of 106 officers

30.2% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident