Roll of Honor
Wells Cortright Hammond
Incident
Patrolman Wells Hammond was killed when his motorcycle skid on the wet roadway. He was thrown from the motorcycle into the path of a motor vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, and run over. Patrolman Hammond was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol for ten months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and six siblings.
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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 Hammond served with the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, and 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
Wells Cortright Hammond served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Wells Cortright Hammond 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 State Highway Patrol, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wells Cortright Hammond's cause is highlighted.
How Wells Cortright Hammond Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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