Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kristen Yeager was killed in an automobile crash near the intersection of W Philadelphia Avenue and Manatawny Road in Earl Township, while responding to assist a neighboring agency.
Officer Yeager was ejected from her patrol car after it left the roadway and struck a tree while she was responding to the emergency call shortly before 8:00 pm. She was transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Officer Yeager had served with the Central Berks Regional Police Department for two and a half years.
Survivors
Survivors include her husband and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Yeager gave the Central Berks Regional Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Reading community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Yeager.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kristen Yeager 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. Kristen Yeager's cause is highlighted.
How Kristen Yeager Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kristen Yeager is highlighted in May.