Incident
Officer Standau was killed when his motorcycle was struck head-on at North Boulevard and Union Street. He had been with the agency for 18 months.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Officer Standau gave the Tampa Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Standau.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Rolla Leo Standau 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Tampa Police Dept., 8 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rolla Leo Standau's cause is highlighted.
How Rolla Leo Standau Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rolla Leo Standau is highlighted in Nov.
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