Albert Houston
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Police Officer

Albert Houston

Newark Police Division — Newark, NJ
Accident
End of Watch September 16, 1932
Age 45
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Albert Houston succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident three days earlier.

Officer Houston was responding to the scene of a plane crash one mile east of Newark Airport in which the instructor and student pilot were killed. Officer Houston's motorcycle collided with an interstate bus at the intersection of Lafayette and Congress Streets in Newark.

He was transported to St. James Hospital, where one of his legs was amputated. Officer Houston succumbed to his injuries three days later, despite the fact that over 40 fellow officers donated blood for his recovery. He passed away the day before his 46th birthday.

Officer Houston had served with the Newark Police Division for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Houston gave the Newark Police Division 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Houston.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Newark, Essex County, NJ
Platform Identity npd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1932
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Albert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Albert was 45. 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. Albert had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. 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.

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His people

Newark Police Division has 58 officers remembered here, Albert among them.

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Where

Police Officer Albert Houston

Newark Police Division · End of Watch September 16, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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