Dennis Leo Riley

1977

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served Memorials In Our Keeping

Dennis Leo Riley served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

How He Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

What Happened

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Riley was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Route 228 and U.S. Route 301 in Waldorf, Maryland. As he waited for a traffic light to change, a tractor-trailer fuel tanker skidded to a stop and overturned on his patrol car, killing him instantly. Deputy Riley was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and served with the Charles County Sheriff's Office for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

Also Served

Charles County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff

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Memorials

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 38W · Line 9 cut as DENNIS LEO RILEY

In Our Keeping

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