David McConnell

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department — Philadelphpia, PA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch June 30, 1901

Age 52

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Gender Male

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Incident

Special Policeman David McConnell was killed while riding on the outside of a refrigerator car between the Chestnut Street bridge and Market Street bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while patrolling the railroad line.

As the train came around a bend he struck several pieces of lumber that were laying across a railroad car parked on an adjacent track. He was knocked off of the car and suffered a fractured skull.

Special Policeman McConnell was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Special Policeman McConnell served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Philadelphpia, PA

Platform Identity pennpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1901

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

David McConnell served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Special Policeman David McConnell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, 22 of 36 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department

of 36 officers

61.1% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident