| January 18,
1932
Patrolman Arthur W. Fischer Texas Department of Public Safety, TX Patrolman Fischer was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. He had been with the agency for four months. |
| January 17, 1932
Police Officer Frank E. Moore Munhall Police Department Pennsylvania End of Watch: Sunday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Officer Moore was killed when his police motorcycle collided head-on with another vehicle. The crash occurred as both vehicles topped a small rise in the road. Officer Moore was transported to Homestead Hospital
where he succumbed to his injuries.
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| January 30,
1932
Police Officer William A. Barney Rensselaer Police Department New York End of Watch: Saturday, Biographical
Info
Incident Details
Officer Barney
was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
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| February 21, 1932
Sergeant Walter Steinbaker Philadelphia Police Department Pennsylvania End of Watch: Sunday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Sergeant Steinbaker, a motorcycle patrolman, was
killed when he fell from his cycle while pursuing a traffic violator. Sergeant
Steinbaker had been cited for bravery in the capture of three robbers in
1930. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
|
| February 22,
1932
Trooper Michael J. Beylon New Jersey State Police, NJ Trooper Beylon was killed in a motorcycle accident while patrolling US Highway 29 in North Plainfield. He had been with the agency for just under five years. |
| February 27,
1932
Patrolman Lloyd L. Thompson South Bend Police Department, IN Patrolman Thompson succumbed to injuries the received the previous day when his police motorcycle collided with a truck. He was chasing a speeder at the time of the accident. Patrolman Thompson had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife. |
| March 10, 1932
Police Officer Barney Edward Harmon Augusta Police Department, GA Police Officer Barney Harmon died after his police motorcycle was struck by a truck |
| March 16, 1932
Motorcycle Officer C. F. Bazzell Pensacola Police Department, FL Officer Bazzell was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a disturbance call on his first day on the job. He was survived by his wife and child. |
| April 16, 1932
Highway Patrolman Aubrey Lee Moore Texas Department of Public Safety, TX Patrolman Moore was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. He had been with the agency for eight months. |
| May 01, 1932
Patrol Officer Julian C. Bunch Charleston Police Department, SC Officer Bunch was killed in a motorcycle accident while returning to duty after lunch. He had been with the agency for four months and was survived by his wife and four children. |
| May 12, 1932
Officer John T. Porter Jr. Geneva Police Department Illinois Officer Porter was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. Another vehicle turned in front of his motorcycle near the intersection of Fifth Street and State Street, causing a collision. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Porter was single and had served with the agency for 3 years. |
| May 12, 1932
Constable Charles Heffernon OPP Police Brampton, Ontario On May 12, 1932 while on motorcycle patrol, PC Heffernon was killed in a collision with a car at the intersection of Centre Road and Derry West. |
| June 4, 1932
Patrolman James J. Burns New York City Police Department New York End of Watch: Saturday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Burns died of injured he received in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. Patrolman Burns was on patrol when his motorcycle collided with a coal truck at the corner of Bay Parkway and West Ninth Street, Brooklyn. He died one week later from his injures. Patrolman Burns had served with the New York City
Police Department for seven years and was survived by his wife of three
months. He was assigned to Motorcycle Squad 2, the present day Highway
2.
|
| June 9, 1932
Patrolman William Pierre Lancaster South Carolina Highway Patrol South Carolina End of Watch: Thursday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman William Lancaster succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in Florence County. He suffered fatal injuries when his motorcycle struck a horse-drawn buggy. Patrolman Lancaster had served with the South
Carolina Highway Patrol for only 6 months. He was survived by his wife,
whom he had married only 10 days before the accident.
|
| June 25, 1932
Patrolman Nolan Eugene Tipton Philadelphia Police Department Pennsylvania End of Watch: Saturday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Tipton was killed when his motorcycle
collided with a car at Chestnut Street and Farragut Terrace, West Philadelphia,
during the chase of a robbery suspect. Patrolman Tipton was assigned to
the old Motor Bandit Patrol. He died in Presbyterian Hospital.
|
| July 08, 1932
Officer Edwin B. Crook California Highway Patrol, CA Officer Edwin B. Crook was pursuing a speeding motorist late at night through Venice when his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming automobile. Crook was thrown from his motorcycle and killed instantly. He had been a CHP patrolman for only eight days. |
| July 09, 1932
Trooper James R. Herbert New Jersey State Police, NJ Trooper Herbert was killed in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Hamburg Turnpike in Pompton Lakes. He had been with the agency for 15 months. |
| July 10, 1932
Patrolman George Zint Stratford Police Department Connecticut End of Watch: Sunday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Zint was killed when his police motorcycle
was struck by a vehicle as he drove home after completing his shift. The
driver of the vehicle that was struck him was charged with manslaughter.
|
| July 31, 1932
Police Officer Jack Palmer Ridgefield Police Department Connecticut End of Watch: Sunday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Officer Palmer was killed in a motorcycle accident while en route to a complaint about a fight at a local baseball game. His police motorcycle collided with an automobile at the intersection of East Ridge Street and Governor Street. Officer Palmer suffered fatal injuries as a result of the accident. In 1996 a city street, Palmer Court, was named
in his honor.
|
| August 2, 1932
Patrolman Charles F. McGonagle Massachusetts State Police Massachusetts End of Watch: Tuesday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman McGonagle was killed when he lost control
of his motorcycle on the wet surface of South Main Street in the Town of
East Longmeadow. He had been with the agency for two years.
|
| August 3, 1932
Patrolman Harold Hagen Minneapolis Police Department Minnesota End of Watch: Wednesday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Hagen was killed in a motorcycle accident when a car pulled into his patch at the intersection of Victory Memorial Drive and 39th Avenue North. Patrolman Hagen broadsided the vehicle and was killed instantly. Patrolman Hagen had been with the agency for 3
years. He was survived by his wife.
|
| August 12,
1932
Trooper Raymond J. Chippendale New York State Police, NY Trooper Chippendale was killed when his motorcycle collided head on with an automobile on Herrings Cathage Road. Trooper Chippendale had been with the agency for two years |
| August 14,
1932
Officer A. E. Hinck California Highway Patrol, CA Officer A. Edward Hinck was patrolling in National City early Saturday morning when a motorist made a left-hand turn in front of Hinck's motorcycle. Officer Hinck was unable to stop and crashed into the automobile. The impact of the collision killed the 30-year-old patrol officer instantly. |
| August 16, 1932
Patrolman Thomas W. England Hillside Police Department New Jersey End of Watch: Tuesday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman England was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by another vehicle. Patrolman England had served with the agency for
4 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
|
| August 25,
1932
Officer Theodore A. Moore Maryland State Police, MD Officer Moore succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He had been with the agency for one year. |
| September 5, 1932
Policeman Meyer Joseph (Jack) Lapine Cook County Highway Police Illinois End of Watch: Monday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Policeman Meyer Lapine was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Rand and Wolf Roads while he was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. The collision occurred when another vehicle turned into the intersection into the officer's path. Policeman Lapine was assigned to the Morton Grove
County Highway Police station. He was survived by his wife.
|
| September 06,
1932
Patrolman Joseph A. Conrad Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Conrad was injured while attempting to avoid a head-on crash with a motor vehicle turning in front of him at the intersection of Route 821 and U.S. Route 222, Berks County. He was thrown from his motorcycle and seriously injured. Patrolman Conrad was taken to the Hospital, Reading, he died seven days later from his injuries. Patrolman Conrad had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife. |
| September 13,
1932
Police Officer Ralph H. Ahner Seattle Police Department, WA Officer Ahner was killed when his motorcycle collided with an automobile. Officer Ahner was pursuing a violator when the accident occurred. Officer Ahner had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and stepson. |
| September 15, 193
Patrolman William Paradine Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks Pennsylvania End of Watch: Thursday, 2 Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Paradine and Patrolman George Kruth were killed when their patrol motorcycles collided head-on on a sharp curve on the Peninsula Highway in Presque Isle State Park. The accident occurred on Patrolman Paradine's
last day as a seasonal police officer for the park before returning to
Princeton University as a student.
|
| September 15, 1932
Patrolman George Kruth Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks Pennsylvania End of Watch: Thursday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Kruth and Patrolman William Paradine
were killed when their patrol motorcycles collided head-on on a sharp curve
on the Peninsula Highway in Presque Isle State Park.
|
| September 16, 1932
Police Officer Albert Houston Newark Police Department New Jersey End of Watch: Friday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Officer Houston succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident three days earlier. He was responding to the scene of a plane crash one mile east of Newark Airport in which the instructor and student pilot were killed. Officer Houston's motorcycle collided with an interstate bus at the intersection of Lafayette and Congress. He was transported to St. James Hospital where one of his legs was amputated. He succumbed to his injuries three days later, despite the fact that over 40 fellow officers donated blood for his recovery. Officer Houston passed away the day before his
46th birthday. He was survived by his wife.
|
| September 18,
1932
Motorcycle Officer Joseph Lewis Woodbridge Police Department New Jersey 
Motorcycle Officer Lewis was fatally injured while he was chasing speeders in the Avenel section of the Township. |
| September 27, 1932
Patrolman Richard J. Keogh Chicago Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Tuesday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Policeman Keogh was killed in a motorcycle accident while at the intersection of Rosedale Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue while attempting to stop a traffic violator. Policeman Keogh had served with the agency for
14 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
|
| October 18,
1932
Officer Clarence A. Jansen Santa Barbara Police Department, CA Officer Jansen succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident two days earlier. He and his partner were conducting traffic enforcement when they attempted to stop a speeding car. Officer Jansen's motorcycle began to wobble at the high speeds and he was thrown from the bike. |
| October 22, 1932
Trooper Leonard H. Watson Connecticut State Police Connecticut End of Watch: Saturday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Trooper Watson was killed in an automobile accident while en route to work crowd control a Yale University football game in New Haven. His motorcycle slid on a wet railroad crossing and he was struck by an oncoming truck. Trooper Watson was survived by his wife.
|
| October 23, 1932
Patrolman Stan Hutchings Massena Police Department New York End of Watch: Sunday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Hutchings was killed in a motorcycle
accident while responding to a fire call on South Main Street. Another
vehicle pulled into his path, causing a collision.
|
| November 15, 1932
Patrolman John J. Donnelly Margate City Police Department New Jersey End of Watch: Tuesday, Biographical Info
Incident Details
Patrolman Donnelly was killed in a motorcycle accident while pursuing a speeding motorist. He was thrown from his motorcycle after it hit a slick road spot at Ventnor and Evergreen Avenues in Longport. Patrolman Donnelly had been with the Margate City
Police Department for one and a half years. He was survived by his wife
and four-month-old son
|
| December 6,
1932
Police Officer Emil Carl Kehr Brentwood Police Department Pennsylvania End of Watch: Tuesday, Biographical
Info
Incident Details
Officer Kehr succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident on Brownsville Road while en route to an emergency call. Officer Kehr
had served with the agency for 5 years. He was survived by his wife and
three children.
|
| December 09,
1932
Patrolman John H. Grattan New York City Police Department, NY Officer Grattan was killed in an on-duty motorcycle accident while assigned to the Motorcycle Unit. |
| December 31,
1932
Police Officer Ellsworth W. Cordes Seattle Police Department, WA Officer Cordes was killed when a car stuck his motorcycle. Officer Cordes had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and daughter |