Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Richard Mahoney was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Street, between 20th Street and 21st Street, while working a special Halloween assignment.
He had just finished speaking to a citizen when he inadvertently stepped in front of an oncoming. He suffered a fractured skull and two broken legs as a result of the collision. The driver who struck him drove him to St. Vincent's Hospital where he passed away approximately 30 minutes later.
Patrolman Mahoney had served with the Erie Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by several siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Mahoney gave the Erie Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Erie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mahoney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Richard V. Mahoney 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 Erie Police Department, 3 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard V. Mahoney's cause is highlighted.
How Richard V. Mahoney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard V. Mahoney is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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