St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Monday, October 30, 1916
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Date of Incident: October 30, 1916
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Edward O'Brien was killed when the patrol car he was riding in was struck by a streetcar at the intersection of 10th Street and Carr Street.
He had arrested a suspect for begging and a patrol car came to take him and the prisoner to the station. As they crossed the tracks on 10th Street the streetcar failed to stop at the crossing and struck the vehicle. Officer O'Brien was thrown from the car and struck his head on a wall.
Officer O'Brien had been with the agency for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.