Patrick K. Ihu
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Officer

Patrick K. Ihu

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1964
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

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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Tributes

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

Agency

Location Honolulu, HI
Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1964
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

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.

Honolulu Police Department
28
of 51 officers
54.9% Accident
HI — Statewide
28
of 64 officers
43.8% 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. Patrick K. Ihu'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 Patrick K. Ihu Compares

Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick K. Ihu 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