Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Myers was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a brush fire. The fire had been extinguished and the chief and fire crews were clearing the scene when a vehicle approached. Using a flashlight, Chief Myers waved the vehicle through the intersection.
As the vehicle drove through it struck him from behind, throwing him approximately 35 feet. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries shortly before midnight.
Chief Myers had served as the borough's part-time police chief for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two brothers, and five sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Myers gave the Dublin Borough Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dublin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Myers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Eli M. Myers 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. Eli M. Myers's cause is highlighted.
How Eli M. Myers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eli M. Myers is highlighted in Oct.