Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Richard Cahalan was killed in an automobile crash while responding to an accident call near Kremmling. During the response his vehicle went over a 50-foot embankment on Colorado Highway 84 (modern day Route 134) approximately seven miles west of Kremmling. An officer with the Colorado Department of Game and Fish was riding with him and was injured. Patrolman Cahalan was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Colorado State Patrol for nine years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Cahalan gave the Colorado State Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Richard J. Cahalan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Richard J. Cahalan 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado State Patrol, 19 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard J. Cahalan's cause is highlighted.
How Richard J. Cahalan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard J. Cahalan is highlighted in Sep.
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