Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Tod Kelly was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-79 in Robinson Township.
He had been dispatched to the area after state police received reports of a large piece of metal in the roadway. Trooper Kelly was attempting to remove the debris from the highway when he was struck.
Trooper Kelly served with the Pennsylvania State Police for over 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two grown children, his parents, and his sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Kelly gave the Pennsylvania State Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kelly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Tod Carlyle Kelly 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 Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tod Carlyle Kelly's cause is highlighted.
How Tod Carlyle Kelly Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tod Carlyle Kelly is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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