Officer Ralph Wendell Hoyt Dallas Police Department, TX Officer Hoyt succumbed to injuries received the previous day when his motorcycle struck a roadway depression and he was thrown off. He had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his parents, sister, and two brothers.
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| March 01, 1937
Patrolman J. Lee Clarke Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Clarke was killed in a motorcycle accident when his motorcycle got caught in streetcar tracks. He lost control of the bike and struck an oncoming truck. Patrolman Clarke had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his mother |
| March 10, 1937
Policeman D. C. Tisdale Los Angeles Police Department, CA Policeman Tisdale was killed in an on duty motorcycle accident |
| April 06, 1937
Patrolman Daniel Sullivan New York City Police Department, NY Officer Sullivan was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to the Motorcycle Unit |
| June 09, 1937
Trooper Joseph Perry New Jersey State Police, NJ Trooper Perry was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty in Deerfield. He had been with the agency for almost eight years. |
| June
26, 1937
Patrolman George C. Mahnken New York City Police Department, NY Officer Mahnken was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. He was assigned to the Motorcycle Unit. |
| July 02, 1937
C. C. MUSICK Memphis Police Department, TN Motorcycle Accident |
| July 22, 1937
Officer J. F. Leo Shaab Maryland State Police, MD Officer Shaab was killed in a motorycycle accident while responding to the scene of an accident. During the response another automobile collided with his motorcycle and he was thrown to the ground. Officer Shaab had been with the agency for just under three years |
| August 17,
1937
Officer Jefferson R. Holland Norfolk Police Department, VA Officer Holland was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. |
| September 15,
1937
Trooper Carl Hickman Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN Trooper Hichman died while operating a motorcycle in Athens, Tennessee |
| October 01,
1937
Police Officer Richard G. Hinshaw St. Paul Police Department, MN Officer Hinshaw ws killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol |
| October 16,
1937
Patrolman William D. Raiford Sr. Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL Patrolman Raiford died from head injuries sustained when an automobile struck his motorcycle. |
| November 08,
1937
Patrolman George W. Pierson New York City Police Department, NY Officer Pierson was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to the Grand Central Parkway. |
| December 01,
1937
Patrolman John D. Simoson Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA Patrolman Simoson was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle when it skidded on a curve in Smethport Borough. He had been with the agency for almost two years and was survived by his father. |
| December 03,
1937
Patrolman Arthur J. Klepper Nassau County Police Department, NY Patrolman Klepper was killed in a motorcycle accident while chasing a speeder on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore. He had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by two brothers who were also Nassau County officers. |
| December 04,
1937
Sergeant Richard H. Trembath California Highway Patrol, CA Sergeant Richard H. Trembath was returning to his home in Berkeley after two weeks of training at the Academy in Sacramento, when his motorcycle collided head-on with an automobile in the middle lane of a three-lane highway near the Carquinez Bridge. Trembath, 34, was killed on what was to have been his last day as a motorcycle officer. He had just been promoted to sergeant and was to have been transferred to patrol car duty the next day. |
| December 22,
1937
Constable Barlett Smith Ontario Provincial Police - Stanford Centre On December 22, 1937 Constable Smith was returning to Niagara Falls from escorting a funeral cortege. While traveling near St. David's on Highway #8 his motorcycle skidded from the roadway and collided with a tree. He died instantly. |