Ronald S. St. Germain, Sr.

South Bend Police Dept. — South Bend, IN

Accident

End of Watch August 19, 1967

Age 32

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Patrolman Ronald St. Germain was killed in a motorcycle accident after escorting a caravan carrying handicapped children to a circus at the fairgrounds. While returning on his three-wheeled motorcycle, it ran off the roadway crashing through a metal fence before causing Patrolman St. Germain to be thrown head first into a tree, causing a broken neck and internal bleeding which he died from. Patrolman St. Germain had served with the South Bend Police Department for three years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman St. Germain gave the South Bend Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the South Bend community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman St. Germain.

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

Agency

Department South Bend Police Dept.

Location South Bend, IN

Platform Identity sbpd.stjoseph.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1967

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Ronald S. St. Germain, Sr. 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At South Bend Police Dept., 4 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

South Bend Police Dept.

of 15 officers

26.7% Accident

IN — Statewide

151

of 503 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident