Thomas A. Daley
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Patrolman

Thomas A. Daley

Accident Veteran
End of Watch March 24, 1976
Age 43
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Thomas Daley was accidentally killed after accidentally falling off a horse. Patrolman Daley died a week after being thrown from his horse at the start of the city of Pittsburgh's Saint Patrick's Day Parade. He remained hospitalized for a week until his passing at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Patrolman Daley had served with the agency for 20 years and had previously served in the Korean War with the United States Army.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-PA-8B5D0FBD
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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.
Patrolman Daley gave the Allegheny County Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Pittsburgh, PA
Platform Identity acpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 24, 1976
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Thomas A. Daley served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Thomas A. Daley 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 Allegheny County Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Allegheny County Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Thomas A. Daley Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Daley is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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