Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Eric Eslary was killed in a vehicle collision on Route 30, near Clark Hollow Road, at approximately 2:00 am.
His patrol SUV was struck head-on by a van driving the wrong way on the divided highway. His canine partner suffered serious injuries and underwent surgery at an emergency animal hospital. The two occupants of the van were critically injured. The driver of the van was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison in early 2017.
Lieutenant Eslary had served with the Ligonier Township Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Eslary gave the Ligonier Township Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ligonier community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Eslary.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Eric Alan Eslary 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%.
At Ligonier Township 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. Eric Alan Eslary's cause is highlighted.
How Eric Alan Eslary Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Alan Eslary is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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