Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer William Flack was killed in a motorcycle accident while providing an escort for New York's Governor Alfred Smith, a presidential candidate, as he campaigned in New Jersey.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Flack served with the Kearny Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kearny community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Flack.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer William Flack 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 Kearny Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Flack's cause is highlighted.
How William Flack Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Flack is highlighted in Nov.
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