Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Harry Kitchen was struck and killed by a trolley while directing traffic at Parker Avenue (present-day MacDade Boulevard) and Chester Pike.
The motorman attempted to slow down as he was approaching the intersection but could not and struck Patrolman Kitchen dragging him 60 feet and throwing over an embankment. It was later discovered that the cause of the accident was due to a faulty brake on the trolley car.
Patrolman Kitchen served with the Collingdale Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two adult sons.
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Kitchen gave the Collingdale Borough Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Collingdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kitchen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harry B. Kitchen 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry B. Kitchen's cause is highlighted.
How Harry B. Kitchen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry B. Kitchen is highlighted in Dec.