Joseph J. DiDomenico
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Police Officer

Joseph J. DiDomenico

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch October 30, 1953
Age 38
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Badge 2803
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joseph DiDomenico was killed when the patrol car he was driving collided with a fire truck at 19th and Dickinson streets. Another officer and a fireman were injured. The officers were rushing a stabbing victim to a hospital at the time of the accident. Officer DiDomenico had served with the agency for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer DiDomenico gave the Philadelphia Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer DiDomenico.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 1953
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 38
Badge Number 2803
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1953, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 38. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Joseph had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

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Where

Police Officer Joseph J. DiDomenico

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch October 30, 1953

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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