Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Pyle was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty returning from police training. He had served with the Parkesburg Police Department for 1.5 years and was survived by his parents, brother, and sister.
Survivors
He had served with the Parkesburg Police Department for 1.5 years and was survived by his parents, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Pyle gave the Parkesburg Borough Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Parkesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Pyle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Douglas H. Pyle 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas H. Pyle's cause is highlighted.
How Douglas H. Pyle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas H. Pyle is highlighted in Sep.