Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman McGovern was killed by a trolley car while trying to get to shelter during a freak dust storm.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman McGovern gave the New Haven Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McGovern.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Patrick McGovern 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Haven Police Dept., 13 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 56.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick McGovern's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick McGovern Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick McGovern is highlighted in Jul.
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