Millard Blynn
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Police Officer

Millard Blynn

Pontiac Police Department — Pontiac, MI
Accident
End of Watch April 21, 1913
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Millard Blynn was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and his partner were chasing a speeding vehicle. His motorcycle struck a post when he attempted to avoid striking a train at the Grand Trunk Railroad crossing on Saginaw Street.

Survivors

Officer Blynn was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Blynn served with the Pontiac Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pontiac community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Blynn.

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

Agency

Location Pontiac, MI
Platform Identity ppd.oakland.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 1913
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile; Motorcycle
Offender Not available

Police Officer Millard Blynn 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 Pontiac Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Pontiac Police Department
5
of 7 officers
71.4% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Millard Blynn's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Millard Blynn Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Millard Blynn is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location