Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Minogue was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and his partner attempted to catch a traffic violator around 4:00 p.m. As they sped up the street, a vehicle turned left at Broadway and 15th Street and struck Patrolman Minogue. He succumbed to a fractured skull and internal injuries at General Hospital six hours after the crash. The driver was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to a 6-month workhouse sentence by a judge. On appeal, a jury acquitted him. Patrolman Minogue was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Louisville Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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 Minogue gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Patrick Minogue served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman John Patrick Minogue 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Patrick Minogue's cause is highlighted.
How John Patrick Minogue Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Patrick Minogue is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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