Roll of Honor
Edward M. Butko Jr.
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Butko was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a public transit bus on the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway.
Deputy Butko and his partner were transporting a prisoner to a court hearing when the accident occurred.
Deputy Butko was a U.S. Army Reserves veteran and served with the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Butko gave the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward M. Butko Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Butko Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 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 Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward M. Butko Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward M. Butko Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward M. Butko Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Edward M. Butko Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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