Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Richard Phelps was killed in an automobile accident during a vehicle pursuit. He had joined a chase that came into his borough and was attempting to pass the vehicle. While entering a curve he ran off of the road and travelled until striking a steel barrier at a gas station gas island. Patrolman Phelps, who was not wearing his seat belt at the time, was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The juvenile suspect was arrested and sentenced to juvenile detention. Patrolman Phelps was a U.S Army veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Lemoyne Borough Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Phelps gave the Lemoyne Borough Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lemoyne community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Stanley Phelps served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Richard Stanley Phelps 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Stanley Phelps's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Military Service
Richard Stanley Phelps served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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