Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Stella O'Neil-Donahue and Police Officer Daniel Meehan were killed in a vehicle crash on Roosevelt Boulevard near Cottman Avenue. Their vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. The two had been investigating the behavior of teenagers in the Pennypack Circle section and were on their way to a restaurant when the crash occurred. Officer Donahue had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for four years.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer O'Neil-Donahue gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer O'Neil-Donahue.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Stella T. O'Neil-Donahue is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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. Stella T. O'Neil-Donahue's cause is highlighted.
How Stella T. O'Neil-Donahue Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stella T. O'Neil-Donahue is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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