Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward Leeney was killed when his police motorcycle collided with a streetcar while he was chasing a Ford coupe. He was thrown against the streetcar and then struck his head on the pavement several feet away. He suffered a skull fracture as a result of the crash and died 19 minutes later in a local hospital.
Survivors
Patrolman Leeney was survived by his wife, three children, his mother, and two brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Leeney served with the Iowa City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Iowa City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Leeney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward Leeney 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Leeney's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Leeney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Leeney is highlighted in Apr.