Incident
Police Officer Samuel Kriney succumbed to injuries sustained three months earlier when his police motorcycle was struck by another vehicle as he attempted to stop a speeding car.
He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Kriney had served with the Bound Brook Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kriney gave the Bound Brook Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bound Brook community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kriney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Samuel J. Kriney is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel J. Kriney's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel J. Kriney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel J. Kriney is highlighted in Oct.
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