Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Andy Chan succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on January 3, 2019.
Around 6:00 p.m., Officer Chan was driving on Rhawn Street in Philadelphia when the driver of another vehicle struck his motorcycle near Rowland Boulevard. Neither driver was cited for the crash.
Officer Chan was transported to the hospital with severe brain trauma and was in a coma for a few weeks. He was released from the hospital and battled his injuries for over six years before passing away on December 2, 2025.
Officer Chan had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 24 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, parents, sister, and three brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Chan gave the Philadelphia Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Chan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Andy C. Chan 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. Andy C. Chan's cause is highlighted.
How Andy C. Chan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andy C. Chan is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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