Roll of Honor
Pascal M. Grassi
Incident
Police Officer Pascal Grassi was struck and killed by a train on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge between Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was attempting to remove debris that was hanging from the pedestrian walkway into the path of the high speed train that crossed the bridge. One of the trains did not receive the instructions to stop and struck Officer Grassi as he attempted to remove the debris.
Survivors
Officer Grassi was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Police Officer Grassi served with the Delaware River Port Authority Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Pascal M. Grassi served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Pascal M. Grassi 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Delaware River Port Authority Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Pascal M. Grassi's cause is highlighted.
How Pascal M. Grassi Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Pascal M. Grassi is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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