Kevin J. Mallon
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Trooper

Kevin J. Mallon

Delaware State Police — Dover, DE
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 1990
Age 24
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Kevin Mallon was killed when he lost control of his patrol car on State Route 16, west of Milton, while en route to a burglary alarm call at a photography studio. His patrol car went off the road and struck a tree.

Trooper Mallon had served with the Delaware State Police for only eight months.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, stepfather, brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-DE-6D7C48C0
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Mallon served with the Delaware State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Mallon.

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

Agency

Location Dover, DE
Platform Identity dsp.de.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1990
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Kevin J. Mallon 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Delaware State Police, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Delaware State Police
11
of 21 officers
52.4% Accident
DE — Statewide
19
of 51 officers
37.3% 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. Kevin J. Mallon'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 Kevin J. Mallon Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin J. Mallon is highlighted in Mar.

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