Patrolman

Vincent Spiro

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Accident
End of Watch July 10, 1923
Age 24
Badge 979
The Vigil Panel 45 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Vincent Spiro succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of 84th Street and Ashland Avenue while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle nine days earlier. His motorcycle struck the side of a streetcar during the pursuit. The vehicle he was chasing failed to stop, however, the man believed to have been driving it was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Patrolman Spiro had served with the Chicago Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by two brothers and three sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Spiro served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Spiro.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 1923
Age 24
Badge Number 979
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 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

Vincent was 24. 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.

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

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Vincent among them.

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Where

Patrolman Vincent Spiro

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch July 10, 1923

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-W

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