Incident
Corporal Christopher Milito was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle in Philadelphia.
He was investigating a crash on the Pennsylvania side of the Walt Whitman Bridge near the toll booths when the collision occurred.
He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Corporal Milito had served with the Delaware River Port Authority Police Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by three sisters ad a brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Milito gave the Delaware River Port Authority Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Milito.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Christopher Milito is one of 10,089 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,509 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Delaware River Port Authority Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Milito's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Milito Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Milito is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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