Anthony Bensch

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 3, 1961

Age 43

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 86

Incident

Trooper Anthony Bensch was killed in an automobile accident while returning from a pistol qualification with other troopers. The driver of the patrol car swerved to avoid striking a deer and the vehicle went into a skid on the wet pavement and struck a tree. Trooper Bensch was thrown from the vehicle and killed instantly. Trooper Bensch had been with the Pennsylvania State Police for 20 years and had previously served with the United States Marine Corps.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother.

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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.
Trooper Bensch gave the Pennsylvania State Police 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Pennsylvania State Police

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 3, 1961

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Anthony Bensch served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper Anthony Bensch 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.

Pennsylvania State Police

of 87 officers

48.3% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident