Roll of Honor
John Lewis McConnaughey
Incident
Patrolman John McConnaughey succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in an automobile accident while pursuing two vehicles that were drag racing on Route 30 at approximately 11:00 pm. He lost control of his patrol car when it was forced off of the roadway by a vehicle that had pulled in front of him, which caused his patrol car to strike a tree and overturn. Patrolman McConnaughey was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and had served with the Ligonier Township Police Department as a part-time officer for just over two years. He was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried at Ligonier Valley Cemetery in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- 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.
Patrolman McConnaughey gave the Ligonier Township Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ligonier community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Lewis McConnaughey served in the Army (1946â1947) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman John Lewis McConnaughey 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 Ligonier Township Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Lewis McConnaughey's cause is highlighted.
How John Lewis McConnaughey Compares
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Lewis McConnaughey is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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