Roll of Honor
David Frank Sampson
Incident
Officer David Sampson was struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross a divided highway to assist officers in a tractor trailer accident. Officer Sampson, was off duty, with his wife when they witnessed a tractor trailer crash on Woodhaven Road, near Knights Road. As Officer Sampson was approaching the accident to render aid he found a hitch hiker who was bleeding from a head injury. He drove the injured man to his home nearby where he telephoned police to report the accident. Officer Sampson returned to the accident and was attempting to assist the responding offices when he was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. Officer Samspon was a U.S Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Sampson gave the Philadelphia Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Frank Sampson served in the Marine Corps (1959â1965) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer David Frank Sampson 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Frank Sampson's cause is highlighted.
How David Frank Sampson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Frank Sampson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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