James Price
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Patrol Officer

James Price

Accident Veteran
End of Watch April 18, 1934
Age 32
Tour of Duty 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Officer James Price was killed in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Main Street and Coal Street while on duty at approximately 1:30 am.

The motorcycle struck a utility pole after he lost control of it as he neared the end of his shift.

Officer Price was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Plymouth Borough Police Department for only three months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrol Officer Price served with the Plymouth Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Plymouth community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Plymouth, PA
Platform Identity pbpd.luzerne.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1934
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Price served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrol Officer James Price 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 Plymouth Borough Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Plymouth Borough Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Price's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James Price Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Price is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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