Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dick Riley, Jr. was killed in motorcycle accident at the intersection of Gwinnett and 13th Street at approximately 4:15 pm. As Officer Riley was travelling east on 13th Street, a civilian motorcycle turned into his path. Officer Riley hit the other vehicle and was thrown to the ground.
Officer Riley was rushed to the hospital by a civilian witness and succumbed to his wounds three hours later. The civilian was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Officer Riley had served with the Augusta Police Department for eight years and was survived by his wife, four children, and his parents.
Police Officer Dick Riley, Jr. was killed in motorcycle accident at the intersection of Gwinnett and 13th Street at approximately 4:15 pm. As Officer Riley was travelling east on 13th Street, a civilian motorcycle turned into his path. Officer Riley hit the other vehicle and was thrown to the ground.
Officer Riley was rushed to the hospital by a civilian witness and succumbed to his wounds three hours later. The civilian was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Survivors
Officer Riley had served with the Augusta Police Department for eight years and was survived by his wife, four children, and his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Riley gave the Augusta Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Riley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Richard Henry Riley Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Augusta Police Department, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Henry Riley Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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