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Incident
Patrolman Hoey was struck and killed by a bus. Patrolman Hoey was on his post at Mott Avenue and 143rd Street in the Bronx. He observed two boys clinging to the rear of a Greyhound bus. Patrolman Hoey commandeered a taxi and stood on the running board. He ordered the taxi driver to pull alongside the bus. When the taxi caught up to the bus, Patrolman Hoey attempted to jump from the taxi onto the bus, but he lost his balance. Patrolman Hoey fell from the taxi and was run over by the rear wheels of the bus. Patrolman Hoey was assigned to the 40th Precinct.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hoey served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hoey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John P. Hoey 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John P. Hoey's cause is highlighted.
How John P. Hoey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John P. Hoey is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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