Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police John Nye was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a traffic violator on Mifflin Avenue, Wilkinsburg.
He lost control of his motorcycle and struck a telegraph pole just outside of the Edgewood Borough border.
Chief Nye was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Chief Nye was survived by his wife.
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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 Nye served with the Edgewood Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Edgewood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Nye.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police John Lewis Nye 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 Edgewood Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Lewis Nye's cause is highlighted.
How John Lewis Nye Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Lewis Nye is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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