George M. J. May

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch February 12, 1928

Age 49

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

The Vigil Panel 54 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Sergeant George May succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on the Hanover Street Bridge on December 12th, 1927. He was turning around at the middle of the bridge to stop at the police booth when his police coupe was struck by a streetcar. An officer who was standing at the booth witnessed the crash and was struck by a truck while running to assist Sergent May. Sergeant May had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant May gave the Baltimore City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant May.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1928

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant George M. J. May 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident