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William J. Hanson
- Jul. 04, 1902 -
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Resided: |
Jersey City NJ, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Jul. 04, 1902 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
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Dept: | Jersey Central Railroad Police Dept.
Jersey City, NJ
USA |
Dept. Type: | State/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Detective |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Accident - Human |
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
Communipaw Avenue Station
Jersey City,
NJ
USA
Fri. Jul. 04, 1902
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Summary: |
Detective William Hanson and Patrolman John Cosgrove were struck and killed by a train while patrolling the Jersey Central lines near the Communipaw Avenue Station in Jersey City, New Jersey. The two officers, and a friend who sometimes accompanied them on patrol, were searching for a gang of thieves.
It is believed they saw a train coming on one track and stepped onto another track to get out of its way. They failed to see a train coming on the second track as well and all three were struck and killed. Their bodies were found a short time later by a train engineer on another train.
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