Maurice W. Owen
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Maurice W. Owen

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch September 22, 1940
Age 42
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Buck Owen succumbed to injuries sustained in two separate incidents while on duty. In the first incident, his police motorcycle collided with a vehicle that turned in front of him. He was thrown 20 feet over the hood of the car and suffered internal injuries. Despite being injured, he wrote the driver a reckless driving ticket and continued his shift. One month later, he was injured in another motorcycle accident while on duty. He again returned to work but started suffering serious internal pain several weeks later and was checked into a hospital. He died from a blood clot a short time later. Officer Owen had served with the California Highway Patrol for 11 years. He was survived by his wife, two children, and a sister. His father had also served in law enforcement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and a sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Owen gave the California Highway Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Owen.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 1940
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Maurice 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 1940, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Maurice was 42. 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. Maurice had served 11 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%. Sundays: 14%.

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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

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.

Across the years

Officer Maurice W. Owen

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch September 22, 1940

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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