Patrolman

Thomas Jack Tubre

Accident
End of Watch February 15, 1938
Age 44
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Tubre succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in a motorcycle accident. He was driving across a trench that had been cut in the road for electrical repairs when his front wheel was forced to the right. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal injuries. Patrolman Tubre had been with the agency for one year.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Tubre gave the Highland Park Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tubre.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Dallas County, TX
Platform Identity hppd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 15, 1938
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

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Time

In 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Thomas was 44. 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. Thomas had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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Patrolman Thomas Jack Tubre

Highland Park Police Department · End of Watch February 15, 1938

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