Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Earle succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was crushed between two trolley cars the intersection of Boylston Street and Washington Street.
The inbound trolley failed to make the switch properly and struck the outbound trolley, causing the crash.
Patrolman Earle had served with the Boston Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Earle gave the Boston Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Earle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John J. Earle 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%.
At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. Earle's cause is highlighted.
How John J. Earle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John J. Earle is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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