Roll of Honor
Incident
Supervisor O'Neil was killed in an automobile accident while responding to backup another officer at a burglary-in-progress call. Supervisor O'Neil's patrol car skidded into a tree on Turnpike Road near the Silver Ranch area.
Survivors
Supervisor O'Neil had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Supervisor O'Neil gave the Jaffrey Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jaffrey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Supervisor O'Neil.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Supervisor William E. O'Neil Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NH, 16 of 59 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 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 E. O'Neil Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William E. O'Neil Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William E. O'Neil Sr. is highlighted in Aug.
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