James McCullough

Flint Police Dept. — Flint, MI

Accident

End of Watch February 28, 1952

Age 47

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Detective Sergeant James McCullough was killed in an automobile crash as he and another detective returned to Flint after picking up a prisoner in Big Rapids, Michigan. Their vehicle was forced off the road by an errant driver and overturned as they drove on U.S. Route 10 northwest of Midland, Michigan. Both officers were treated at a local hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Flint. Sergeant McCullough died as he underwent surgery for a ruptured spleen. Sergeant McCullough had served with the Flint Police Department for 24 years and was only one year from retirement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant McCullough gave the Flint Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant McCullough.

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

Agency

Department Flint Police Dept.

Location Flint, MI

Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1952

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Sergeant James McCullough 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Flint Police Dept., 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Flint Police Dept.

of 13 officers

69.2% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident