Mortimer P. Donoghue
1948
Mortimer P. Donoghue.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Mortimer Donoghue was killed in an automobile crash when the prisoner transport wagon he was riding struck another automobile at 5th Street and K Street, NW. The wagon entered an intersection where the traffic signals were not working. Officer Donoghue was riding in the back of the wagon and was ejected from it upon impact. Officer Donoghue was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Keepsakes
Service Record
Also Served
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer
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