Christian Huljus
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Chief Marshal

Christian Huljus

Woodcliff Lake Police Department — Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Accident
End of Watch February 22, 1942
Age 66
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Huljus succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was involved in an automobile accident while trying to stop a speeding car. His vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole.

Marshal Huljus had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Marshal Huljus had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Marshal Huljus gave the Woodcliff Lake Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Woodcliff Lake community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Marshal Huljus.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Platform Identity wlpd.bergen.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1942
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 66
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Chief Marshal Christian Huljus 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%.

Woodcliff Lake Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christian Huljus's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Christian Huljus Compares

Age at End of Watch
66
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christian Huljus is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897