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Police Officer

Richard V. Lawn, Jr.

Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department — Lower Gwynedd, PA

Accident

End of Watch July 28, 2003

Age 40

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Richard Lawn succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was involved in an automobile accident on McKean Road.

Officer Lawn was responding to the scene of a fire when a deer ran into the side of his patrol car. The impact caused the patrol car to go out of control and strike a utility pole. Officer Lawn was able to exit the patrol car on his own power and was taken to a local hospital. He was transported to a second hospital before being released to go home. He collapsed at home the following day and died as a result of the injuries.

Officer Lawn had served with the 18-person Lower Gwynedd Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lawn gave the Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lower Gwynedd community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lawn.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department

Location Lower Gwynedd, PA

Platform Identity lgtpd.montgomery.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 2003

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Police Officer Richard V. Lawn, Jr. 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%.

Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard V. Lawn, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Richard V. Lawn, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service