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Ryan Keith Goto
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Officer

Ryan Keith Goto

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI
Accident
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End of Watch July 23, 2003
Age 35
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
The Vigil Panel 151 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 51

Incident

Officer Ryan Goto was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle on Farrington Highway near La'aloa Street.

A box, which was being transported by a truck, fell off and landed in the fast lane. A vehicle directly behind tried to avoid the box and was rear-ended by a Ford Mustang, which sent the vehicle careening across a grass median and directly into the path of the motorcycle officers who were riding in a "pack" formation.

The vehicle struck Officer Goto and two other motorcycle officers.

Officer Goto was transported to St. Francis Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The other two officers were taken to a different hospital in serious condition. A 10-year-old girl in one of the other vehicles was also killed.

Officer Goto had served in law enforcement for 13 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his 6-year-old son, fiancée, and father.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Goto gave the Honolulu Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Goto.

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

Agency

Department Honolulu Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI
Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 2003
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ryan 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 2003, 80 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ryan was 35. 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. Ryan had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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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

Honolulu Police Department has 52 officers remembered here, Ryan among them.

Across the years
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Where

Officer Ryan Keith Goto

Honolulu Police Department · End of Watch July 23, 2003

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-E

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