Olney E. Eaton
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Patrolman

Olney E. Eaton

Salina Police Department — Salina, KS
Accident
End of Watch May 31, 1942
Age 67
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Eaton was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street after talking with two other officers.

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BO-US-KS-CF3C48B3
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Eaton served with the Salina Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Salina community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Eaton.

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

Agency

Location Salina, KS
Platform Identity spd.saline.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1942
Age 67
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Olney E. Eaton 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Salina Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Salina Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% 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. Olney E. Eaton'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 Olney E. Eaton Compares

Age at End of Watch
67
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Olney E. Eaton is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897