Robert Morris McFadden

Rock Hill Police Department — Rock Hill, SC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 3, 1933

Age 36

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Police Officer McFadden died in a single-car vehicle crash when his patrol car skidded and overturned on a slippery road.

He and a second officer were passengers in the patrol car operated by the police chief. The officers were en route to the scene of a car crash when the crash occurred. Officer McFadden died of a fractured skull. The other two officers recovered from their injuries.

Officer McFadden was a U.S. Army veteran and served with the Rock Hill Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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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.
Police Officer McFadden gave the Rock Hill Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Hill community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Rock Hill Police Department

Location Rock Hill, SC

Platform Identity rhpd.york.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 1933

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert Morris McFadden served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Robert Morris McFadden 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Rock Hill Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Rock Hill Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

SC — Statewide

137

of 438 officers

31.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident