Hugh O'Donnell.
Patrolman Hugh O'Donnell succumbed to injuries sustained when he fell off his horse at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and 28th Street in Bayonne. He had mounted the horse at 22nd Street Avenue F, but the horse immediately broke into a gallop. Another officer nearby followed in a vehicle until he located Patrolman O'Donnell on the ground. He transported Patrolman O'Donnell to Bayonne Hospital, where he succumbed to a fractured skull. Patrolman O'Donnell was a United States Navy WWI veteran and had served with the Bayonne Police Department for over three years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman O'Donnell gave the Bayonne Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bayonne community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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