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Robert A. Kelley
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Robert A. Kelley

Montgomery County Department of Corrections — Eagleville, PA
Accident
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End of Watch June 8, 1971
Age 65
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Guard Robert Kelley was killed when the prison transport van he was driving left the roadway and went down a 40-foot embankment on Route 422 to the bank of Perkiomen Creek in Collegeville.

He had picked up a prison trustee from a job site and was returning him back to the Montgomery County Prison Farm when the crash occurred. The prisoner suffered non-fatal injuries in the crash.

Guard Kelley was survived by his wife and three sons.

Survivors

Guard Kelley was survived by his wife and three sons.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Kelley served with the Montgomery County Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Kelley.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Montgomery County Department of Corrections
Type Corrections
Location Eagleville, PA
Platform Identity mcdcorr.montgomery.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1971
Age 65
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Guard Robert A. Kelley 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Montgomery County Department of Corrections
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert A. Kelley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert A. Kelley Compares

Age at Death
65
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert A. Kelley is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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