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Officer

Luke A. Conner

Prospect Park Borough Police Department — Prospect Park, PA

Accident

End of Watch October 8, 1919

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Officer Conner was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while on foot patrol on Chester Pike shortly after midnight. The driver of the vehicle drove Officer Conner to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries approximately six hours later.

Survivors

Officer Conner had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and five children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Conner gave the Prospect Park Borough Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prospect Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Conner.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Prospect Park Borough Police Department

Location Prospect Park, PA

Platform Identity ppbpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1919

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Luke A. Conner 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 Prospect Park Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Prospect Park Borough Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luke A. Conner's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Luke A. Conner Compares

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Luke A. Conner is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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