1941
February 07, 1941
Officer M. Paul Mengedoth
California Highway Patrol, CA
Officer Mengedoth was on routine patrol riding his motorcycle through the tunnel of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge when a vehicle crossed the center divider directly into his path and struck his motorcycle head-on. Officer Mengedoth, 30, was killed instantly.
May 06, 1941
Trooper Bradford G. Mott
Rhode Island State Police, RI
Trooper Mott was killed in a motorcycle accident on Post Road in North Kingstown after his motorcycle experienced mechanicl troubles, causing him to go off the road and strike a tree. 
May 23, 1941
Constable Wilfred J. Cox 
Calgary Police Service, Alberta

Constable Cox was on his way to direct traffic for a funeral when his motorcycle tire got caught in a street railway track. He was thrown to the ground and died while being transferred to hospital. 

Constable Cox was the first Motorcycle Police Officer fatality on the force.

May 28, 1941
Police Officer Richard Henry Riely Jr.
Augusta Police Department, GA
Police Officer Richard Riely died in a motorcycle accident while on duty
June 26, 1941
Deputy Supervisor Arnold B. Gulzow
Colorado State Patrol, CO
Deputy Gulzow succumbed to injuries received four days earlier while on traffic duty at Red Rocks, Colorado. He was traveling in slow moving traffic when a vehicle made a left turn in front of him, causing a collision. 
Deputy Gulzow had been with the agency for six years.
June 27, 1941
Motor Ofc. Leslie Lauterwasser
CHP - Bay Bridge 
Officer Leslie Lauterwasser, 30, was patrolling at midnight near Tiburon on the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge when a vehicle he was following abruptly made a U-turn. Lauterwasser's motorcycle crashed broadside into the automobile killing the patrolman instantly. The driver was jailed and charged with drunk driving and negligent homicide.
July 06, 1941
Police Officer Thomas W. Prindiville
Oakland Police Department, CA
Officer Prindiville was killed in a motorcycle accident when he struck car while nearing the end of his shift. 
July 30, 1941
Trooper Robert A. Moore
New York State Police, NY
Trooper Moore was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle while he traveled on Route 5 in the Town of Dewitt. 
August 06, 1941
Officer Thomas P. Fogarty
United States Park Police, US
Officer Fogarty was killed in a hit-and-run accident while on his police motorcycle. He was patrolling the Rock Creek Parkway in Washington, DC, when the accident occurred.
Officer Fogarty had been with the agency for 25 years. 
September 30, 1941
Joseph P. Monroe
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
Officer Monroe was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
October 18, 1941
Policeman G. R. Colvin
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
Policeman Colvin was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
December 25, 1941
Policeman W. G. Chamberlain
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
Officer Chamberlain was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.