Roll of Honor
Incident
Mounted Officer John Wulbers succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was thrown to the ground while attempting to mount a runaway horse near the intersection of King Street and South Street.
He had grabbed onto the horse's mane when the animal bolted, knocking him into a pole. He struck his head on the ground and suffered a severe head injury. He succumbed to his injuries seven days later.
Officer Wulbers had served with the Honolulu Police Department as a mounted police officer for several years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wulbers gave the Honolulu Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wulbers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John W. Wulbers 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. John W. Wulbers's cause is highlighted.
How John W. Wulbers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John W. Wulbers is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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