Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Conrad was injured while attempting to avoid a head-on crash with a motor vehicle turning in front of him at the intersection of Route 821 and U.S. Route 222, Berks County. He was thrown from his motorcycle and seriously injured. Patrolman Conrad was taken to the Hospital, Reading, he died seven days later from his injuries. Patrolman Conrad had served with the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol for less than two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Conrad gave the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Conrad.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Joseph A. Conrad 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 Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph A. Conrad's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph A. Conrad Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph A. Conrad is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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