Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, February 14, 1985
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 14 years, 8 months
Badge Number: 1290
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: January 31, 1985
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper John Brown succumbed to injuries received two weeks earlier when he was struck by a vehicle. He was investigating an accident on U.S. Route 1 in Chester County when the second vehicle went out of control on the icy highway and struck him. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in intensive care until succumbing to his injuries two weeks later.
Trooper Brown was a U.S Army veteran of the Vietnam War veteran and had been with the Pennsylvania State Police for just under 15 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter and parents.