Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hammersly McMurray was struck and killed by a streetcar at the intersection of 18th Street and Mission Street.
He was on special duty serving summonses for jury duty. After speaking with another officer he started crossing Mission Street and as he walked passed a stopped streetcar he was struck by an oncoming streetcar coming from the opposite direction.
He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer McMurray had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 19 years and had previously served as an officer for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, six children, several foster children, father, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Officer McMurray gave the San Francisco Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McMurray.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Hammersly McMurray 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hammersly McMurray's cause is highlighted.
How Hammersly McMurray Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hammersly McMurray is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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