Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Thomas Hadican died after falling from a streetcar around 7:30 a.m. Officer Hadican was on his way home for his breakfast break and jumped on the 4th Street streetcar to head towards his home. Because the streetcar was crowded, he was forced to stand on the rear platform and hold onto a railing. The streetcar swerved at a high rate of speed around the corner of Plum Street, causing Officer Hadican to lose his grip and fall, striking his head on the pavement. He was transported to City Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries six hours later. Officer Hadican had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for eight years and was assigned to the Seventh District.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, a brother, and a sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hadican gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hadican.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Thomas J. Hadican 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas J. Hadican's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas J. Hadican Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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