Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Leonard Lamatrice died as the result of burns sustained after he and Patrolman Thomas McGough responded to an accident on US 22. A tanker truck had overturned on the bottom of a hill at N 7th Street. As the two officers exited their patrol car the spilled gasoline caught fire and both officers were engulfed by the flames. Patrolman Lamatrice died of his injuries five weeks after the accident. Patrolman McGough suffered burns over 75 percent of his body and died six weeks later. Patrolman Lamatrice was a US Army veteran and had served with the Steubenville Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, parents, sister, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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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 Lamatrice gave the Steubenville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Steubenville 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
Leonard Lamatrice served in the Army (1957â1963) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Leonard Lamatrice 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Steubenville Police Dept., 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard Lamatrice's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard Lamatrice Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Lamatrice is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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