Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Matthew Bond died when his cruiser was struck from behind while he was assisting a disabled motorist
Trooper Bond and another trooper were assisting the motorist on I-90 near Erie, Pennsylvania when a tractor trailer ran into the cruiser. The second trooper was not seriously injured. Trooper Bond was in the passenger seat of the cruiser, and the second trooper was in the driver's seat.
In August 1999, Trooper Bond won the agency's Medal of Honor for rescuing two people from a burning house.
In June 2001, Exit 10 on I-90, was renamed to the Trooper Matthew R. Bond Memorial Interchange in his honor.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Bond gave the Pennsylvania State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Bond.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Matthew Rand Bond 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 Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew Rand Bond's cause is highlighted.
How Matthew Rand Bond Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew Rand Bond is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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