Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer William Fordham was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol on Route 17 South in Paramus. Officer Fordham was traveling south on Route 17 when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of him. He was transported to Hackensack Medical Center, where he died approximately 3 hours later. Officer Fordham was a United States Navy Vietnam veteran and had served with the Bergen County Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, stepfather, brother, and sister.
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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.
Police Officer Fordham gave the Bergen County Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hackensack 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
William H. Fordham Jr. served in the U.S. Navy (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer William H. Fordham Jr. 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William H. Fordham Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William H. Fordham Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William H. Fordham Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
William H. Fordham Jr. served in the U.S. Navy (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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