Roll of Honor
Joseph Henry Montgomery
Incident
Police Officer Joseph Montgomery was killed in a motorcycle crash on State Route 101 near the University Drive off-ramp in Tempe, Arizona.
Officer Montgomery had served with the Arizona State University Police Department for 13 years and had served in law enforcement for 34 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
34 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Montgomery gave the Arizona State University Police Department 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Tempe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Montgomery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Joseph Henry Montgomery 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arizona State University Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Henry Montgomery's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Henry Montgomery Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Henry Montgomery is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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