Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Albert Houston succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident three days earlier.
Officer Houston was responding to the scene of a plane crash one mile east of Newark Airport in which the instructor and student pilot were killed. Officer Houston's motorcycle collided with an interstate bus at the intersection of Lafayette and Congress Streets in Newark.
He was transported to St. James Hospital, where one of his legs was amputated. Officer Houston succumbed to his injuries three days later, despite the fact that over 40 fellow officers donated blood for his recovery. He passed away the day before his 46th birthday.
Officer Houston had served with the Newark Police Division for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Houston gave the Newark Police Division 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Houston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Albert Houston 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Newark Police Division, 19 of 58 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Houston's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Houston Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Houston is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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