Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Leonard McCandless was killed in a motorcycle accident while patrolling State Highway 4 in Berkeley Township. Trooper McCandless had served with the New Jersey State Police for nine months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, four sisters, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper McCandless served with the New Jersey State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McCandless.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Leonard P. McCandless 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard P. McCandless's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard P. McCandless Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard P. McCandless is highlighted in Jun.
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