U.S. Army · United States 
John Minogue
1952
John Patrick Minogue served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Patrolman John Minogue was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and his partner attempted to catch a traffic violator around 4:00 p.m. As they sped up the street, a vehicle turned left at Broadway and 15th Street and struck Patrolman Minogue. He succumbed to a fractured skull and internal injuries at General Hospital six hours after the crash. The driver was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to a 6-month workhouse sentence by a judge. On appeal, a jury acquitted him. Patrolman Minogue was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Louisville Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two sons.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Louisville Police Department
Patrolman
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