Thomas A. Noonan
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Patrolman

Thomas A. Noonan

Highland Heights Police Department — Highland Heights, KY
Accident
End of Watch September 10, 1988
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Thomas Noonan was killed in vehicle crash on John's Hill Road while responding to an armed robbery call at a local service station. His patrol car left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. The call he was responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Patrolman Noonan had served with the Highland Heights Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Newport Police Department.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Noonan served with the Highland Heights Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Highland Heights community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Noonan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Highland Heights, Campbell County, KY
Platform Identity hhpd.campbell.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1988
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Thomas A. Noonan is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Highland Heights Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,095
of 32,587 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Noonan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,095 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Thomas A. Noonan Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Noonan is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location