Joseph Thomas Lanzi

Maryland State Police — Pikesville, MD

Accident

End of Watch October 28, 1995

Age 37

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Joseph Lanzi was killed in an automobile crash while responding to assist a Cecil County deputy at the scene of a DUI accident in which the suspect was armed with a gun. During the response, Trooper Lanzi's patrol car skidded during a downpour and struck a tree on Route 213 near Town Point Road, seven miles south of Elkton. Trooper Lanzi had served with the Maryland State Police for almost five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper First Class Lanzi gave the Maryland State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Lanzi.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Maryland State Police

Location Pikesville, MD

Platform Identity msp.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 28, 1995

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper First Class Joseph Thomas Lanzi 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Maryland State Police, 28 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Maryland State Police

of 42 officers

66.7% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident