Albert August Hubsch
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Police Officer

Albert August Hubsch

Webster Police Department — Webster, SD
Accident
End of Watch December 5, 1954
Age 71
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Albert Hubsch succumbed to injuries sustained on November 21st, 1954, when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the street near Webster City Hall to adjust a traffic signal at about 11:00 pm. He was taken to a local hospital with a fractured pelvis and a head injury. He underwent several blood transfusions before succumbing to his injuries on December 5th, 1954.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hubsch served with the Webster Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Webster community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hubsch.

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

Agency

Location Webster, SD
Platform Identity wpd.day.sd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 5, 1954
Age 71
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Albert August Hubsch 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 SD, 19 of 62 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.

Webster Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
SD — Statewide
19
of 62 officers
30.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert August Hubsch's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Albert August Hubsch Compares

Age at End of Watch
71
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert August Hubsch is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location