PC Joseph (Joe) O’Brien remembered

14 November 2023

West Midlands Police Federation today remembers PC Joseph (Joe) O’Brien.

Joe (48) died on 14 November 1982 after being hit by a car while directing traffic in a road race.

He had been a police officer for 20 years, spending much of his career as a beat officer in the Ernesford Grange and Binley areas of Coventry.