Frank Fragoso Mello
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Police Officer

Frank Fragoso Mello

Sacramento Police Department — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch June 30, 1951
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Frank Mello succumbed to injuries sustained three months earlier when his motorcycle collided with a state police vehicle.

He was responding to a fire alarm call when his motorcycle collided near the intersection of 7th Street and H Street. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries less than three months later.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Mello served with the Sacramento Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Mello.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity spd.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1951
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Frank Fragoso Mello 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 Sacramento Police Department, 5 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.4% of this agency's fallen.

Sacramento Police Department
5
of 17 officers
29.4% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Frank Fragoso Mello'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 Frank Fragoso Mello Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Fragoso Mello is highlighted in Jun.

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