Neil Mason McIntyre

South Bend Police Dept. — South Bend, IN

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 25, 1923

Age 33

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 9 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Patrolman Neil McIntyre succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on Eddy Street at the Grand Trunk Railway crossing on December 24, 1923. Patrolman McIntyre and another patrolman were en route to summon a priest and escort him to a local hospital at 4:00 a.m. While traveling north on Eddy Street, the other patrolman stopped for a train, but Patrolman McIntyre did not see him or the train and crashed into the other officer. Patrolman McIntyre suffered a fractured skull and passed away the next day at St. Joseph's Hospital. The other officer was not injured. Patrolman McIntyre was an Indiana National Guard veteran and had served with the South Bend Police Department for over three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, four stepchildren, and two sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman McIntyre gave the South Bend Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the South Bend community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 December 25, 1923

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 9 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Neil Mason McIntyre served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Neil Mason McIntyre 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