End of Watch September 23, 1988
Age 40
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Josiah Mahar was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol near Eustis, Maine. Another vehicle crossed over the center line of Route 27 and struck his patrol car almost head-on. Agent Mahar had served with the U.S. Border Patrol for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Mahar gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Mahar.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1988
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Border Patrol Agent Josiah Blaine Mahar 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
46
of 68 officers
67.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% 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. Josiah Blaine Mahar'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 Josiah Blaine Mahar Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Josiah Blaine Mahar is highlighted in Sep.

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