Roll of Honor
George Ralph Watt
Incident
Deputy Constable George Watt was killed in an automobile accident on Route 248, just north of Slippery Rock, as he and a Slippery Rock police officer attempted to stop a speeding vehicle.
Both officers were ejected from the vehicle when it overturned on an embankment. Deputy Watt was killed and the policeman suffered serious injuries.
Constable, we honor your sacrifice every day we serve the citizens of the Commonwealth. Rest easy, Semper Fi.
Constable Robert Cauthon PA State Constable July 26th, 2018
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Watt served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the Butler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Watt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable George Ralph Watt 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. George Ralph Watt's cause is highlighted.
How George Ralph Watt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Ralph Watt is highlighted in Jul.