Manuel Borgos
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Patrolman

Manuel Borgos

Accident
End of Watch June 23, 1938
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Manuel Borgos died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Mill Road in Eastchester.

The driver of the other vehicle was held on a charge of homicide after the accident. The man told police he was attempting to make a left hand turn when the motorcycle driven by Patrolman Borgos crashed into the side of his car.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Borgos served with the Westchester County Parkway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hawthorne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Borgos.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Hawthorne, NY
Platform Identity wcppd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 23, 1938
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Manuel Borgos 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Westchester County Parkway Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Westchester County Parkway Police Department
10
of 12 officers
83.3% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Manuel Borgos's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Manuel Borgos Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Manuel Borgos is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location