Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bateman and Deputy Sheriff George Warta were killed when their patrol car was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer on Street Road in Warrington Township. The deputies were returning to their patrol area after conducting a prisoner transport. Deputy Bateman had been with the agency for 10 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bateman gave the Bucks County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Doylestown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bateman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Thomas A. Bateman 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Bucks County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Bateman's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Bateman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Bateman is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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