Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Frank Perri succumbed to injuries sustained ten days earlier when he fell from a running board of a vehicle at the intersection of 21st Street and Reed Street.
Officer Perri had commandeered a vehicle and was directing it through traffic to take two children who were burned to the hospital. The vehicle was sideswiped by another vehicle. He was taken to Graduate Hospital where he died of complications due to his injuries 10 days later.
Officer Perri had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Perri gave the Philadelphia Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Perri.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frank Perri 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Perri's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Perri Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Perri is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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