Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Weltz was killed in an automobile accident on Route 219, in Hamburg, while returning from a pistol match in which he represented the New York State Police.
Trooper Weltz had served with the agency for 6 years and was assigned to Troop A at Athol Springs.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Weltz served with the New York State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Weltz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Richard L. Weltz 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 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 New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard L. Weltz's cause is highlighted.
How Richard L. Weltz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard L. Weltz is highlighted in Mar.
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