Martin A. Sieber

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department — Louisville, KY

Accident

End of Watch October 11, 1929

Age 62

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Location: Kentucky Incident Date: Thursday, October 10, 1929

Detective Martin Sieber succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when he was struck by a Louisville and Nashville Railroad train in the freight yards in front of the Latonia Race Track in Covington, Kentucky.

He was transported to St. Elizabeth's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Detective Sieber had served with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sieber gave the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sieber.

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

Agency

Department Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department

Location Louisville, KY

Platform Identity lnrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 11, 1929

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 62

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Struck by train

Detective Martin A. Sieber 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department

of 15 officers

33.3% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident