Incident
Officer Patrick Ihu succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on May 29th, 1964. The crash occurred on Kahala Avenue at Papu Circle while responding to a fire alarm call that turned out to be a false alarm. His motorcycle collided with a vehicle that turned in front of him. He was transported to a local hospital where he slipped into a coma. He succumbed to his injuries four days later on June 1st, 1964. Officer Ihu had served with the Honolulu Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Ihu gave the Honolulu Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Ihu.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Patrick K. Ihu 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 HI, 28 of 64 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 12.8 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Honolulu Police Department, 28 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick K. Ihu's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick K. Ihu Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick K. Ihu is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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