Roll of Honor
Andrew Robert Rusbarsky
Incident
Sergeant Andy Rusbarsky succumbed to injuries sustained on August 29th, 1954, when he was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of William Penn Highway and Center Road.
He and another officer were directing traffic at the intersection when he was struck and thrown over 200 feet. He suffered a fractured skull, broken shoulder, and a broken leg that eventually had to be amputated. He underwent over 50 surgeries following the crash as his health continued to deteriorate. He died as a result of the complications on October 29th, 1968.
Sergeant Rusbarsky was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Monroeville Borough Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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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.
Sergeant Rusbarsky gave the Monroeville Borough Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Monroeville community. Thank you 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
Andrew Robert Rusbarsky served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Andrew Robert Rusbarsky 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Robert Rusbarsky's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Robert Rusbarsky Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Robert Rusbarsky is highlighted in Oct.