Roll of Honor
Arthur Stanley Phillips
Incident
Chief of Police Stanley Phillips was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Grand Avenue, near Second Street.
As he pulled alongside of the speeding vehicle his motorcycle collided with the back of a delivery truck. He was thrown over the handlebars and suffered a fractured skull when his head struck the pavement.
Chief Phillips was survived by his wife, father, and several siblings.
Survivors
Chief Phillips was survived by his wife, father, and several siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Phillips served with the Neville Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Phillips.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Arthur Stanley Phillips 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. Arthur Stanley Phillips's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Stanley Phillips Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Stanley Phillips is highlighted in Jul.