Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Frederick Seebohm was killed in an automobile accident on his way to the station. On the morning of January 23, Detective Seebohm left his home in his police vehicle and drove toward the detective headquarters. As Detective Seebohm's vehicle was into the intersection of Apple and Cooper Streets, a speeding bus collided with him. The collision forced both vehicles onto the sidewalk of Cooper Street and destroyed Detective Seebohm's vehicle. He suffered traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The bus driver was charged with failing to yield to the detective's right of way and reckless driving. Detective Seebohm was survived by his wife and daughter, and his five siblings (one a Cincinnati police officer). He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Survivors
Detective Seebohm was survived by his wife and daughter, and his five siblings (one a Cincinnati police officer).
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39 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Seebohm gave the Cincinnati Police Department 39 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Seebohm.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Frederick D. Seebohm 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 32 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick D. Seebohm's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick D. Seebohm Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick D. Seebohm is highlighted in Jan.
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