January 12,
1928
 Traffic
Officer Hiram F. O'Callaghan
Ontario Department of Highways, Ontario On the afternoon of January 12, 1928 Officer O'Callaghan was patrolling the highway between Ottawa and Kemptville near Watterson's Corners, when his motorcycle was involved in a head on collision with a delivery truck. Officer O'Callaghan died instantly from his injuries. At the time
of his death Officer O'Callaghan was survived by his wife and six children.
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February 06,
1928
 Patrolman
Sharon C. Wible
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Wible was killed when his motorcycle was stuck by a vehicle causing him to be thrown into a tree. Patrolman Wible had been with the agency for 19 months and was survived by his stepmother. |
| February 11,
1928
Officer
James G. Helm
Metropolitan Police Department, DC Officer Helm was killed when his police motorcycle struck a truck carrying illegal alcohol ingredients on Bladensburg Road, NE. He was survived by his wife and two children |
| March 2, 1928
Officer
William Mueller
Indianapolis police Motorcycle Officer William Mueller was killed in an apparent accident on March 2, 1928, when he was thrown backwards off his motorcycle. Mueller and his partner were investigating a hit-and-run accident, and the two were following the suspected perpetrator into an alley between Buchanan and East Streets when Mueller was thrown from his motorcycle and killed. Officer Mueller had joined the force in January 1912 and had been on the motorcycle squad for eight years. |
| April 01, 1928
Patrolman
Andrew W. Miller
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Miller was killed when his motorcycle skid on the streetcar tracks. He was thrown from the motorcycle to the street where he died. Patrolman Miller had been with the agency for seven months and was survived by his parents. |
| June 12, 1928
Valentine
J. McDavis
Spokane County Sheriff's Department, WA Motorcycle accident |
| July 10, 1928
Police Officer George E. Caldwell, Syracuse (NY) PD Officer Caldwell was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. Another vehicle turned in front of his motorcycle at the intersection of Lodi Street and Court Street. Officer Caldwell was able to avoid colliding with that vehicle but struck another vehicle. |
| July 22, 1928
Marshal
Arnold G. Johnson
Point Pleasant Police Department, NJ Marshal Johnson was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to the scene of an emergency. He had been with the agency for one year. |
| August 06,
1928
Corporal
Edward F. Dolphin
New York State Police, NY Corporal Dolphin was injured when he was thrown from his police motorcycle when it struck a pothole in Valhalla on July 27, 1928. Corporal Dolphin died from his injuries on August 6, 1928. Corporal Dolphin had been with the agency for three years. |
| August 19,
1928
Patrolman
Frank C. Wing
Maine State Police, ME Patrolman Wing was killed when his police motorcycle struck a truck while he was on patrol in Millinocket, Maine. |
| August 29,
1928
Patrolman
Jay F. Proof
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Proof was killed while attempting to apprehend a speeding motorist on Route 826, Jackson Township, Tioga County. Patrolman Proof lost control of his motorcycle and struck a bridge abutment. He died the next day from his injuries. Patrolman Proof had been with the agency for 18 months and was survived by his parents |
| September 7,
1928
Trooper
Carl T. Wilder
New York State Police, NY Died of a gunshot wound in the back, which occurred on the Tuxedo-Greenwood Lake Highway, in the Town of Tuxedo. A deputy Sheriff of New York County was changing a flat tire on his personal car when he saw Trooper Wilder lying on the road next to his motorcycle. Approximately eight inches from Trooper Wilder's head was a torn neck tie. This tie was the only piece of physical evidence ever found. A passerby stopped and took Trooper wilder to the hospital where he later died. Trooper Wilder never identified his killer(s) |
| October 04,
1928
Patrolman
John D. Gibbons
New York City Police Department, NY Officer Gibbons was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to the Motorcycle Division. |
| October 09,
1928
Patrolman
Thomas J. Wallace
New York City Police Department, NY Officer Wallace was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. He was assigned to the Motorcycle Unit. |
| November 01,
1928
William
Flack
Kearny Police Department, NJ Motorcycle accident |
| November 01,
1928
Private
Arts A. Allen
West Virginia State Police, WV Motorcycle accident |
| November 11,
1028
Constable
Albert Fisher
Toronto City Police Ontario 18 years service Constable Fisher died from injuries received November 9, 1928, while riding in a police motorcycle sidecar. No further information is available. |
| November 18,
1928
George
A. Walls, motor patrolman,
Long Beach California Police Department Officer Walls, while patrolling on his motorcycle in foggy weather, crashed into the rear of a truck and trailer which was parked partially extending into the street on the East Anaheim Road. |
| December 17,
1928
Patrolman
Joseph Asbury Case
Montgomery County Police Department, MD Patrolman Case succumbed to injuries received the night before when his police motorcycle struck the rear of a car which had stopped in the middle of Rockville Pike. The two occupants of the vehicle were switching drivers when the accident occurred. The two men placed Patrolman Case in their car and immediately drove him to the hospital. The men were never charged. |