Incident
Patrolman Harold Seaman succumbed to injuries sustained when he was hit by a vehicle while he was on motorcycle patrol on May 28th, 1929.
He was transported to the hospital, where he remained until a couple of weeks before he died from his injuries.
The impaired driver was arrested.
Patrolman Seaman had served with the Hudson County Police Department for seven years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Seaman gave the Hudson County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Seaman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harold Seaman 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 Hudson County Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Seaman's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Seaman Compares
Offender Outcome
Taken into custody
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Seaman is highlighted in Nov.
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