Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff George Warta and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bateman were killed when their patrol car was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer on Street Road in Warrington Township. They were returning to their patrol area after performing a prisoner transport when the crash occurred.
Survivors
Deputy Warta was survived by his wife and two 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.
Deputy Sheriff Warta gave the Bucks County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Doylestown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Warta.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George M. Warta, Jr. 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 Bucks County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George M. Warta, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George M. Warta, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George M. Warta, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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