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John H. Lockhart
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Sergeant

John H. Lockhart

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
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End of Watch March 3, 1937
Age 43
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
The Vigil Panel 72 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 170

Incident

Sergeant John Lockhart succumbed to a head injury sustained five days earlier.

He was responding to a burglary call at a local drugstore when he slipped on ice and struck his head on a frame brace on the top of his patrol car. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage five days later and passed away.

Sergeant Lockhart had served with the New York State Police for 17 years and was assigned to Troop C.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lockhart gave the New York State Police 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lockhart.

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

Agency

Department New York State Police
Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1937
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Fall

Sergeant John H. Lockhart 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. John H. Lockhart'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 H. Lockhart Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John H. Lockhart is highlighted in Mar.

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