James M. MacLarnon
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Trooper

James M. MacLarnon

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
End of Watch January 19, 1931
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper James MacLarnon was killed when he was struck by a vehicle. Trooper MacLarnon's assignment was traffic control at the traffic booth, which was located at the intersection of the Southern State Parkway and Wantagh Parkway, on Long Island. After he parked his motorcycle on the highway shoulder and was walking toward a fixed post, he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling west on the Southern State Parkway. Trooper MacLarnon had been employed with the New York State Police for four years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper MacLarnon gave the New York State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper MacLarnon.

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

Agency

Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1931
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper James M. MacLarnon 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Police
94
of 171 officers
55% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. James M. MacLarnon'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 James M. MacLarnon Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James M. MacLarnon is highlighted in Jan.

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

Incident Location