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Robert Nicholas Yezzi
Incident
Officer Robert Yezzi was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while on a pedestrian stop. While talking to the individual, he brandished a knife causing the officers to back up, and all three were struck by an automobile. The driver of the car was not charged, the headlights from the police vehicle blinded her, and she did not see them. The suspect was convicted of aggravated assault on a police officer and incarcerated. Officer Yezzi had served with Bensalem Township Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Yezzi gave the Bensalem Township Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bensalem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Yezzi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Nicholas Yezzi served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1975â1975) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Bensalem Township Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 417 officers lost to accidents in PA, 33% of the 1,262 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1980, 1 officer in PA was lost to accidents, the 95th heaviest of 133 years on record. The heaviest was 1932, with 14.
In 1980, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1980, 86 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 46th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 29. Of the 412 lost to accidents in PA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48.3; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 8.6 years.
Robert was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 29. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 8.4% of these deaths in PA; October holds the most, 10.6%. Tuesdays: 14.4%.
August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Bensalem Township Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 33% of all 1,262 deaths in PA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Bensalem Township Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
Military Service
Robert Nicholas Yezzi served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1975–1975) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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