Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Cernoch succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic. He had observed several fire trucks trying to maneuver through traffic at FM 2218 and FM 1640. He began directing traffic to allow the fire trucks to pass. After the last fire track passed he began walking back to his patrol car when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. Sergeant Cernoch had been with the agency for two years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cernoch gave the Rosenberg Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rosenberg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cernoch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joseph Cernoch 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Rosenberg Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Cernoch's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Cernoch Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Cernoch is highlighted in Feb.
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