Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Hopkins succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding car on Bloomfield Avenue and Branch Brook Park Drive in Newark.
Another vehicle crashed into his motorcycle, causing him to sustain severe injuries. He succumbed to his injuries at City Hospital two days later.
Patrolman Hopkins was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Newark Police Division for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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 Hopkins gave the Newark Police Division 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William H. Hopkins served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman William H. Hopkins 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%.
At Newark Police Division, 19 of 58 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William H. Hopkins's cause is highlighted.
How William H. Hopkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William H. Hopkins is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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