Michael Haggerty
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Police Officer

Michael Haggerty

Accident
End of Watch August 4, 1923
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Michael Haggerty was electrocuted after coming in contact with a downed power line near Grand Boulevard and Wyoming Street. A 2300-volt line had been blown down during a severe storm, and one end of the wire was hanging several feet above the ground. Officer Haggerty and his partner notified the station of the wire and were directing traffic around it. For some reason, Officer Haggerty touched the wire and was electrocuted. Officer Haggerty had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 6-year-old daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Haggerty gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Haggerty.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1923
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Michael 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 1923, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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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

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Michael Haggerty

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch August 4, 1923

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-W

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