Walter G. Taber

New Mexico State Police — Santa Fe, NM

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 28, 1937

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 28

Incident

Patrolman Taber succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier when his police motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Cerrillos Road and School Road in Santa Fe. Patrolman Taber was just leaving the state police headquarters after finishing a training course. He was transported to St. Vincent's Sanatorium where he remained until his death. Patrolman Taber was a WWI veteran and had served with the New Mexico State Police for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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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 Taber served with the New Mexico State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Mexico, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New Mexico State Police

Type State Police

Location Santa Fe, NM

Platform Identity nmsp.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 1937

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Walter G. Taber served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Walter G. Taber 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 NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Mexico State Police, 18 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.1% of this agency's fallen.

New Mexico State Police

of 29 officers

62.1% Accident

NM — Statewide

of 193 officers

30.6% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident