Roll of Honor
Robert Daniel White
Incident
Police Officer Robert White was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a lumber truck at 30th Street and Passyunk Avenue at about 8:15 am. He was on his way to John F. Kennedy Stadium to practice with the police motorcycle team for the Hero Scholarship Fund Thrill Show. Officer White was a United States Military veteran and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 5-1/2 years and was assigned to the 16th District.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer White gave the Philadelphia Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Daniel White served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Robert Daniel White 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Daniel White's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Daniel White Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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