Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Jack Phillips was killed in an automobile accident. Detective Phillips and several other detectives were returning from the Bronx after completing an investigation when they were involved in an automobile accident. The detectives’ vehicle overturned after swerving to miss an oncoming vehicle. The other detectives were seriously injured while Detective Phillips was killed. Detective Phillips is survived by his wife and four sons. He received four separate commendations for his police work during his career, including his work on the 1977 Valentine's Day Massacre that killed Patrolman Allen McLeod.
Survivors
Detective Phillips is survived by his wife and four sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Phillips gave the New Rochelle Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Rochelle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Phillips.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective John C. Phillips 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New Rochelle Police Department, 6 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John C. Phillips's cause is highlighted.
How John C. Phillips Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John C. Phillips is highlighted in Oct.
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