Howard E. Beitman
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Patrolman

Howard E. Beitman

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Accident
End of Watch October 1, 1935
Age 41
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
The Vigil Panel 154 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Howard Beitman succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash one week earlier. Patrolman Beitman was traveling on Hughes Street when a vehicle in the left lane moved into his lane, throwing him into the street. Patrolman Beitman was transported to General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries six days later. The driver was charged with reckless driving. He had served with the Cincinnati Police Division for ten years. He was survived by his wife. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Beitman gave the Cincinnati Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Beitman.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1935
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Howard 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. Howard had served 10 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%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Howard among them.

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Where

Patrolman Howard E. Beitman

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch October 1, 1935

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W

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