Frank Sugan
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Patrolman

Frank Sugan

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Accident
End of Watch June 28, 1924
Age 25
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frank Sugan was accidentally electrocuted when he came in contact with a live electrical wire near the intersection of East 107th Street and Chester Avenue in Cleveland.

A tornado and the resulting storm devastated the northern parts of Ohio. In Cleveland, the storm downed power lines throughout the area, and Patrolman Sugan was keeping citizens away from the power lines. The high winds knocked him off balance, causing him to come in contact with one of the wires. A group of citizens used wooden boards to pull him from the wires. He was pronounced dead at the local hospital.

Patrolman Sugan had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for over four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, three sisters, and a brother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Sugan gave the Cleveland Division of Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sugan.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 28, 1924
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 3 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frank 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 1924, 86 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 25. 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. Frank had served 4.2 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

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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
Weapons recorded
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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Frank Sugan

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch June 28, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-E

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