| February 28,
1952
Sergeant Paul E. Brooks New York City Police Department, NY Sergeant Brooks was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. He was assigned to the Grand Central Parkway. |
| April 12, 1952
James E. WALKER Memphis Police Department, TN Motorcycle Accident |
| June 17, 1952
Motorcycle Officer Charles W. Hoffman Fort Worth Police Department, TX Officer Hoffman was injured when a vehicle stuck his motorcycle while he was pursuing a speeding vehicle |
| June 23, 1952
Officer William C. Foote California Highway Patrol, CA Officer William C. Foote, 33, was returning from a special traffic control assignment at the Salinas Rodeo when his motorcycle crashed head-on into another vehicle. Officers traveling with Foote believed a tire blow-out or a crack in the pavement caused the patrolman to lose control and swerve into the path of the oncoming car. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 1941, and participated in the Soloman Islands campaign and later in the assault on Iwo Jima, where he was awarded the Silver Star for valor in action and the Purple Heart for wounds received during the invasion. Patrolman Foote was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the field and was discharged from service in 1945. |
| June 24, 1952
Motorcycle Officer Namon L. Cox Fort Worth Police Department, TX Officer Cox was killed when a car struck his motorcycle as he escorted an ambulance to the hospital. |
| July
20, 1952
Officer William Lord Rucker Bakersfield Police Department, CA Police Officer William L. Rucker was killed when his motorcycle crashed almost head-on into a car at Palm and Oak streets in Bakersfield.The 29-year-old motor patrolman was pronounced dead on arrival at Kern General Hospital.Investigators say Rucker was northbound on Oak Street when the other driver negotiated a left turn from Oak onto Palm. Highway Patrol officers at the scene cited the other driver for alleged violation of right of way and making an improper left turn. One of the first persons to reach the crash scene was Rucker’s wife, she was following a short distance behind in the family car. Rucker was not on duty at the time, but was taking his police motorcycle to the police mechanic shop for repair work. The William
Lord Rucker was appointed May 21, 1949 and had worked continuously as a
motor officer since that time. A captain in the USAF, he was shot down
and was a prisoner of war for two years.
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| August 24,
1952
Policeman Lloyd F. Hassler Los Angeles Police Department, CA Policeman Hassler was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty |
| August 25,
1952
Officer Carlton J. Byrd Norfolk Police Department, VA Officer Byrd was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a car |
| September 30,
1952
Officer Ralph A. Vargas California Highway Patrol, CA Officer Ralph A. Vargas was patrolling in a residential area when his patrol motorcycle collided with an automobile that abruptly made a left turn in front of his motorcycle. Vargas had no time to apply his brakes and crashed into the vehicle. The 26-year-old officer died six hours after the accident. Vargas had joined the Patrol just two-and-a-half years earlier. |
| October 04,
1952
Patrolman John P. Minogue Louisville Police Department, KY Patrolman Minogue was killed in motorcycle accident while he and his partner attempted to catch a traffic violator. As they sped of the street a vehicle turned left at Broadway and 15th Street and struck Patrolman Minogue. Patrolman Minogue had been with the agency for two years. |
| October 10,
1952
Billy Arthur ROSE Abilene Police Department, TX Motorcycle Accident |