Roy W. Buckner, Jr.

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH

Accident

End of Watch November 11, 1968

Age 37

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 118

Incident

Patrolman Roy Buckner succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he was involved in an accident while escorting a city fire truck. The driver of the fire truck swerved left to avoid an open manhole cover. Patrolman Buckner also swerved left to avoid being struck by the truck, hit a raised manhole cover, and was thrown off his motorcycle into an illegally-parked truck. He was transported to Mt Sinai Hospital and remained there until he died. Patrolman Buckner had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, and his mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Buckner gave the Cleveland Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Buckner.

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

Agency

Department Cleveland Division of Police

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 11, 1968

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Roy W. Buckner, 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Cleveland Division of Police, 24 of 119 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20.2% of this agency's fallen.

Cleveland Division of Police

of 119 officers

20.2% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident