Arthur Edward Del Gaudio Jr.

Phoenix Police Department — Phoenix, AZ

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch April 22, 1976

Age 26

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 2964

The Vigil Panel 117 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 46

Incident

Officer Arthur Del Gaudio was killed while in pursuit of an intoxicated and reckless driver who had been drag racing. The officer collided with another police car and then careened into the wall of a home at 10th Street and Rose Lane. His death was instrumental in persuading the State Legislature to enact the Unlawful Flight statute. The driver they were pursuing was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Officer Del Gaudio was a United States Navy Vietnam veteran and served with the Phoenix Police Department for at least a year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, who was pregnant with their first child, and his parents.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Del Gaudio gave the Phoenix Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Phoenix Police Department

Type Other

Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Platform Identity phoepd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1976

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 2964

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Arthur Edward Del Gaudio Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Arthur Edward Del Gaudio Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Phoenix Police Department, 14 of 47 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.8% of this agency's fallen.

Phoenix Police Department

of 47 officers

29.8% Accident

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

28.8% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident