Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief O'Sullivan was killed in a motorcycle accident while returning to the police department after visiting the Westfield Police Department official business. The accident occurred when his front tire blew out. Chief O'Sullivan had served with the agency for 6 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police O'Sullivan gave the Scotch Plains Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Scotch Plains community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police O'Sullivan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Florance J. O'Sullivan 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Florance J. O'Sullivan's cause is highlighted.
How Florance J. O'Sullivan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Florance J. O'Sullivan is highlighted in Sep.