Samuel Banks
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Patrolman

Samuel Banks

Youngstown Police Department — Youngstown, OH
Accident
End of Watch October 6, 1919
Age 41
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 547
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Samuel Banks succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a streetcar on the Sharon Line while delivering checks to other officers. He was attempting to cross the tracks at Stop 7 when the westbound streetcar struck him, knocking him 250 feet. He suffered severe head and internal injuries and died a short time later. Patrolman Banks had served with the Youngstown Police Department for at least nine years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. The Sharon Line Streetcar ran along Jacobs Road, connecting Youngstown with Sharon, Pennsylvania.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Banks gave the Youngstown Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Youngstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Banks.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH
Platform Identity ypd.mahoning.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 1919
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 547
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Samuel 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 1919, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Samuel was 41. 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. Samuel had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Youngstown Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

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Where

Patrolman Samuel Banks

Youngstown Police Department · End of Watch October 6, 1919

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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