Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Peter Milligan was killed in an automobile crash while he and another officer drove to McKees Rocks to search to search for a suspect at approximately 1:00 am.
During the driver Chief Milligan became blinded by the lights from an oncoming car and drove off the road between Woodlawn and South Heights. His patrol car struck a pole, causing him to suffer a skull fracture.
Chief Milligan was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Survivors
Chief Milligan was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Milligan gave the Woodlawn Borough Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Aliquippa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Milligan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Peter Milligan 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. Peter Milligan's cause is highlighted.
How Peter Milligan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter Milligan is highlighted in Jul.