Roll of Honor
Ronald D. Spangler, Jr.
Incident
Parole Supervisor Ronald Spangler was killed in a vehicle crash near mile marker 98.8 on southbound I-81 in Pine Grove Township.
He was on an assignment when his vehicle struck the back of a tractor-trailer that had slowed in traffic.
Parole Supervisor Spangler was a U.S. Army veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He had served with the Pennsylvania Parole Board for several years and was assigned to the Harrisburg District Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his three daughters, three grandchildren, sister, mother, and significant other.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Parole Supervisor Spangler served with the Pennsylvania Parole Board.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald D. Spangler, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Parole Supervisor Ronald D. Spangler, Jr. 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 Pennsylvania Parole Board, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald D. Spangler, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ronald D. Spangler, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald D. Spangler, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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