Patrolman Philip Patrick Maher
Cleveland Police Department
Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday, May 29, 1975

Biographical Info
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 29, 1975
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Maher suffered a fatal heart attack after lifting a motorcycle off of man who had just crashed. He was directing traffic at the corner of East 149th Street and Lakeshore Drive when he witnessed the accident. He ran to the scene and lifted the motorcycle off of the man, then collapsed a short time later.

Patrolman Maher had served with the agency for 26 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.