Peter MacDonald

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Accident

End of Watch February 12, 1904

Age 46

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1,236

Incident

Patrolman Peter MacDonald was struck and killed by a train as he walked to his post.

Patrolman MacDonald was assigned to relieve a foot post at the New York Central railroad tracks. After relieving the post, Patrolman MacDonald began to walk north on the tracks. He pulled out his earmuffs and put them on as he got about 200 feet from the crossing. Patrolman MacDonald continued across the tracks and was struck by the Detroit Special train. He was thrown about fifty feet and killed instantly.

Patrolman MacDonald served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman MacDonald gave the New York City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman MacDonald.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1904

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Peter MacDonald 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 City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

283

of 1,237 officers

22.9% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident