Chris J. Fahey

Leadville Police Department — Leadville, CO

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 6, 1934

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman Chris Fahey was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing the driver of a stolen vehicle. Patrolman Fahey and another officer commandeered a car to chase the driver in a stolen vehicle. While pursuing the speeding car on Pine Street, the driver swerved to avoid a collision, ejecting Patrolman Fahey from the car. The vehicle then crashed into another vehicle. Patrolman Fahey was killed instantly. The other four passengers of the car were critically injured but recovered. The driver of the stolen car was apprehended the next day. Patrolman Fahey was a United States Army WWI veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: July 23, 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.
Patrolman Fahey served with the Leadville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Leadville 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 Leadville Police Department

Location Leadville, CO

Platform Identity lpd.lake.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 1934

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Chris J. Fahey served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Chris J. Fahey 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Leadville Police Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Leadville Police Department

of 7 officers

28.6% Accident

CO — Statewide

101

of 360 officers

28.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident