Neville Township Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, July 27, 1922
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: July 27, 1922
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Stanley Phillips was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Grand Avenue, near Second Street.
As he pulled alongside of the speeding vehicle his motorcycle collided with the back of a delivery truck. He was thrown over the handlebars and suffered a fractured skull when his head struck the pavement.
Chief Phillips was survived by his wife, father, and several siblings.