Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Richard Daniels was killed in a motorcycle crash while traveling with a confidential informant to investigate an illicit distillery outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. Agent Daniels' motorcycle struck a guardrail as they crossed a bridge. He was thrown from the bike and died at the scene. Agent Daniels was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the ATF for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Agent Daniels gave the United States Department of the Treasury 13 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Phillip Daniels served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Richard Phillip Daniels is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Phillip Daniels's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Phillip Daniels Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Phillip Daniels is highlighted in Sep.
Military Service
Richard Phillip Daniels served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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