Roll of Honor
Vincent A. Julia
Incident
Patrol Officer Vincent Julia was killed when his patrol car was struck by a dump truck while stopped to help a disabled truck on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. At 9:20 p.m., Officer Julia stopped his patrol car with lights activated behind a disabled truck. While he was sitting in his car, a dump truck struck his patrol car from behind while traveling in the wrong lane of traffic. Officer Julia was killed on impact when the patrol car and the truck were engulfed in flames. Another officer was injured when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle at the scene of the crash that claimed Officer Julia's life. The officer was assisting in the clean-up of the scene when a car ignored a toll booth attendant and sped through the toll plaza, striking his patrol car and another patrol car. The driver pleaded guilty to criminal negligence and was sentenced to one year in jail. Officer Julia had served with the Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his six siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Julia gave the Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Julia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Vincent A. Julia 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, 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. Vincent A. Julia's cause is highlighted.
How Vincent A. Julia Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent A. Julia is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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