Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Koppenhaver succumbed to injuries sustained three months earlier when he was involved in a crash in the city of Nanticoke.
He was on patrol and on his way to the barracks when his motorcycle was stuck by a vehicle making an illegal turn on Main Street near State Street.
Patrolman Koppenhaver had served with the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol for one year.
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You barely got started.
Patrolman Koppenhaver gave the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Koppenhaver.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Arthur Allen Koppenhaver is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Allen Koppenhaver's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Allen Koppenhaver Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Allen Koppenhaver is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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