John Hudock
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Police Officer

John Hudock

Yonkers Police Department — Yonkers, NY
Accident
End of Watch February 21, 1928
Age 35
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Hudock was killed when he fell from the running board of a vehicle and fractured his skull while taking a woman to the Third Precinct police station. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Hudock had been with the agency for three years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hudock gave the Yonkers Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hudock.

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

Agency

Location Yonkers, NY
Platform Identity ypd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 21, 1928
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer John Hudock 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 Yonkers Police Department, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

Yonkers Police Department
11
of 20 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. John Hudock'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 John Hudock Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Hudock 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