Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Hathaway was killed when his police motorcycle struck a broken down car at the intersection of Old York Road and Belfield Avenue. The vehicle was stopped in the middle of the roadway and did not have any lights on. Patrolman Hathaway was responding to a robbery at the time. It was later determined that the robbery was a false alarm.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-PA-9B61ABAC- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Paul. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hathaway served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hathaway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Paul E. Hathaway 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul E. Hathaway's cause is highlighted.
How Paul E. Hathaway Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul E. Hathaway is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
377 officers from Philadelphia Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
