Richard E. Taylor

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH

Accident Veteran

End of Watch January 19, 1963

Age 38

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Patrolman Richard Taylor succumbed to injuries received in an accident the previous day. He was chasing a speeding car at 100 mph when he crashed into a wall. He was taken to St. Anthony's hospital, where he suffered a fractured skull. The subject was sentenced to seven months and a $600 fine for reckless driving, driving without a license, failure to stop after an accident, and resisting arrest. Patrolman Taylor was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Columbus Division of Police for ten years.

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Last updated: 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 Taylor gave the Columbus Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus 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

Department Columbus Division of Police

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1963

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Richard E. Taylor served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Richard E. Taylor 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Columbus Division of Police, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.

Columbus Division of Police

of 59 officers

32.2% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident