Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Raymond Tehan died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash the Bronx River Parkway that occurred on September 27th, 1925. He was pursuing a speeding vehicle near Bronxville when his motorcycle and an uninvolved vehicled collided. Before he died, Patrolman Tehan reportedly told the medical examiner that the motorist that hit him was not responsible for the crash. Patrolman Tehan was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Tehan served with the Westchester County Parkway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hawthorne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tehan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Raymond Tehan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Westchester County Parkway Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Tehan's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Tehan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Tehan is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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11 officers from Westchester County Parkway Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
