Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Daniel Hughes was on his way home after finishing his shift when he was thrown from his motorcycle when he hit a rock at Franklin Avenue and Ramapo Valley Road around midnight. He managed to pick the motorcycle up and went home. Later, he complained he was not feeling well at home and was taken to a hospital and died a few minutes after his arrival.
A month prior, Patrolman Hughes was called to a fight call. He was thrown to the ground, kicked in the abdomen, rib cage, and face by several people involved in the fight. Patrolman Hughes remained under a doctor’s care and was advised not to return to work until further notice.
An autopsy was ordered, and it was determined that he died from internal hemorrhaging, but the reason was not made public at the time.
Patrolman Hughes was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Oakland Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Hughes gave the Oakland Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel J. Hughes served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Daniel J. Hughes 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Hughes's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. Hughes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Hughes is highlighted in Apr.