Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Haughton succumbed to massive head injuries and trauma sustained when his patrol car struck a large tree at 230 Elizabeth Avenue in Westfield At 10:30 pm, Patrolman Haughton was attempting to pull over a vehicle with a broken taillight. He missed a curve and hit a tree, partially ejecting him from his patrol vehicle. He was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he died three days later. Officer Haughton had served with the Garwood Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Haughton gave the Garwood Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Garwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Haughton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas P. Haughton 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas P. Haughton's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas P. Haughton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas P. Haughton is highlighted in Nov.