Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Peter McKeever succumbed to injuries he received when he slipped on ice while transporting a prisoner to the Philadelphia Station House.
When Sergeant McKeever and the prisoner fell on the ice, the prisoner landed on top of Sergeant McKeever. His wrist swelled and it was expected that he would make a complete recovery. However, he developed a skin infection, and doctors were unable to treat the erysipelas that had infected his whole body.
He passed away on March 25, 1861, at his home.
Sergeant McKeever had served in law enforcement for 11 years. He served with the Philadelphia Police Department and the Southwark Police Department as a watchman.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
165 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant McKeever gave the Philadelphia Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Peter McKeever is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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. Peter McKeever's cause is highlighted.
How Peter McKeever Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter McKeever is highlighted in Mar.
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