Police Officer William Y. Hoagland
End of Watch: Mon, Aug 24th, 1903
Date of Incident: Mon, Aug 24th, 1903
Cause of Death: Struck By Vehicle (Accidental)
Service Time: 27 years
Age: 50
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
Incident
Police Officer William Hoagland was struck and killed by a streetcar while on patrol on Belt Avenue.
He had just walked behind an eastbound streetcar and crossed onto the next set of tracks as a westbound streetcar approached. The westbound streetcar struck Officer Hoagland and pushed him ten feet into a utility pole. He was transported to City Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries one hour later.
Just ten days before his death Officer Hoagland saved the life of a young girl by pulling her from the track of an oncoming streetcar.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Agency
1200 Clark Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314) 231-1212
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