Roll of Honor
Louis Vandever
Incident
Chief of Police Louis Vandever was killed when his motorcycle was struck head-on as he pursued a vehicle that had just fled after striking a young girl and critically injuring her.
Chief Vandever was attempting to catch the subject on the Frederickstown-Brownsville Road. As he passed a vehicle he collided with an oncoming car head-on.
Chief, rest in peace always knowing that your service and sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten by your law enforcement brethren and always watch over your great grandson as he continues on with his tour of duty. To your great grandson Trooper Courson, stay safe and stay well always, especially in this very anti-police environment that seems to be ever so popular.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) August 21st, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Vandever gave the East Bethlehem Township Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fredericktown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Vandever.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Louis Vandever 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. Louis Vandever's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Vandever Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Vandever is highlighted in Aug.