Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Frank O'Grady was struck by a train and killed at the Belmont Train Station.
Patrolman O'Grady was wearing earmuffs because of the extreme cold and could not hear an approaching train. While walking on the tracks, he slipped and was struck by a train as he attempted to get up.
Patrolman O'Grady had served with the Belmont Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and ten children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman O'Grady gave the Belmont Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Belmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman O'Grady.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Francis J. O'Grady 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis J. O'Grady's cause is highlighted.
How Francis J. O'Grady Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Francis J. O'Grady is highlighted in Feb.