Roll of Honor
William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV
Incident
Patrolman Jerry McCarthy was struck and killed while responding to the area of a pursuit in New Castle. The subject vehicle ran a stop sign near the intersection of Warren Avenue and Cascade Street and crashed into the passenger side of the cruiser, where Officer McCarthy was seated.
Patrolman McCarthy was pronounced dead during transport to Jameson Hospital. The officer driving the cruiser also sustained injuries in the crash.
The subject had been arrested less than one month earlier, by Patrolman McCarthy's partner, for operating without a license. She was apprehended at the scene plead guilty in April of 2014 to multiple charges and was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison.
Patrolman McCarthy worked part time for the Shenango Township Police Department and at the Lawrence County District Attorney’s office. He had been with the Shenango Township Police for exactly one year but had served with law enforcement for 25 years.
Survivors
Patrolman McCarthy is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, step daughter, and step son.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman McCarthy gave the Shenango Township Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McCarthy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV's cause is highlighted.
How William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 5-10 years in prison
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV is highlighted in May.