Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Daniel Hyland was struck and killed by a vehicle on Mountain Pass in Druid Hill Park.
He was walking along the roadway at about 11:30 pm to ensure no one was parked in the area in violation of park rules due to the park closing at midnight. A driving instructor had brought a student driver to the park to practice driving. When the two switched positions, they had locked the steering wheel in place, but neglected to unlock it when the student began to drive. As the car drove along the curvy roadway, it went out of control and overturned several times, landing on top of Patrolman Hyland.
Patrolman Hyland was transported to Homewood Hospital, where he died at approximately 4:00 a.m. the next morning.
The student driver was arrested and held on a technical charge of causing Patrolman Hyland's death.
Patrolman Hyland was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Patrolman Hyland was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hyland served with the Baltimore City Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hyland.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Daniel J. Hyland 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 City Park Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Hyland's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. Hyland Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Hyland is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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