Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: 23 years
Badge # 4005/19
Cause: Aircraft accident
Incident Date: 8/10/1971
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Irving Hayden was killed in a helicopter accident.
He was assigned to the traffic unit involved in providing traffic reports to local radio stations when the police helicopter suffered an airframe failure and crashed.
Patrolman Hayden had served with the Chicago Police Department for 23 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.




