Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Harry Goodrich was struck and killed by a train engine in the Green Ridge Yards in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
He was crossing the railroad tracks at the Green Ridge Street underpass when he was struck.
Sergeant Goodrich had served with the Delaware and Hudson Railway Police Department for 18 years. He was survived by his wife and son. His son also served as a police officer with the railroad at the time of Sergeant Goodrich's death.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Goodrich gave the Delaware and Hudson Railway Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Goodrich.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Harry Howard Goodrich 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Howard Goodrich's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Howard Goodrich Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Howard Goodrich is highlighted in Sep.