Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Sherman was killed when his patrol car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train at a crossing on Newport Gap Road in New Castle County. He was freed from the wreckage by two New Castle County policeman and taken to Wilmington General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Trooper Sherman had served with the agency for 6 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper First Class Sherman gave the Delaware State Police 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Sherman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper First Class Paul H. Sherman 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul H. Sherman's cause is highlighted.
How Paul H. Sherman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul H. Sherman is highlighted in Oct.
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