Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Joseph Galizia was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street.
The region was experiencing heavy thunderstorms and the wet roads were a factor in the automobile crash.
Patrolman Galizia was a U.S Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Beaver Falls Police Department for eight years.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Time will never erase your memory.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo (Retired) Delaware State Police June 9th, 2020
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- 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 Galizia gave the Beaver Falls Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beaver Falls community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Joseph James Galizia served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Joseph James Galizia 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 Beaver Falls 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. Joseph James Galizia's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph James Galizia Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph James Galizia is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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