Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Pieske succumbed to injuries sustained 12 days earlier when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. He was escorting a convoy of U.S. Army trucks through the city when the vehicle struck his motorcycle and then fled the scene. Sergeant Pieske had been with the agency for 14 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pieske gave the Milwaukee Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pieske.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Harry Pieske 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Pieske's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Pieske Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Pieske is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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