Roll of Honor
Craig William Rath
Incident
Police Officer Craig Rath was killed when his vehicle was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Bellwood Road and Fort Darling Road.
Officer Rath was leaving a public park after conducting surveillance in an unmarked vehicle when he failed to stop at a stop sign. When he entered the intersection he was broadsided by another vehicle, ejecting him from his vehicle and causing it to flip.
Two officers who were following him rolled the vehicle off of him, but he had been killed on impact.
Officer Rath had served with the Chesterfield County Police Department for six years was assigned to the Street Drug Enforcement Section. He was a U.S. Army veteran with the 555th MP Company at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, who was also an employee of the agency.
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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 Rath gave the Chesterfield County Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chesterfield 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Craig William Rath served in the Army (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Craig William Rath 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Chesterfield County Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig William Rath's cause is highlighted.
How Craig William Rath Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Craig William Rath is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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