Roll of Honor
Roderick Donald O'Connor
Incident
Patrolman Roderick O’Connor succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash two days earlier. Patrolman O’Connor was on patrol when he attempted to get on the entrance ramp for the Gowanus Expressway, near Hicks Street, when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a wall. It is believed that an improperly maintained motorcycle was what caused him to lose control. He was removed to Methodist Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Patrolman O’Connor was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and was assigned to Motorcycle Precinct 2, the present-day Highway 2.
Survivors
He served with the New York City Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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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 O'Connor gave the New York City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Roderick Donald O'Connor served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Roderick Donald O'Connor 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 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
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Roderick Donald O'Connor served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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