Joshuah Patrick Broadway
Police Officer

Joshuah Patrick Broadway

Montgomery Police Dept. — Montgomery, AL
Accident
End of Watch January 25, 2009
Age 21
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joshuah Broadway succumbed to injuries sustained on January 15, 2009, when he was involved in a vehicle crash while on duty.

He was driving on Troy Highway when a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction suddenly turned in front of his patrol car at Virginia Loop Road. The collision knocked Officer Broadway's patrol car into a utility pole.

He was transported to Jackson Hospital after being freed by responding firefighters. He remained on life support until succumbing to his injuries ten days later.

Officer Broadway had served with the Montgomery Police Department for 2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant fiancee, parents, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Broadway gave the Montgomery Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Broadway.

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

Agency

Location Montgomery, AL
Platform Identity mpd.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 2009
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Police Officer Joshuah Patrick Broadway 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Montgomery Police Dept., 12 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Montgomery Police Dept.
12
of 28 officers
42.9% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshuah Patrick Broadway's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Joshuah Patrick Broadway Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshuah Patrick Broadway is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location