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Officer Horace Callaghan | Prospect Park Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
Prospect Park Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Officer

Horace Callaghan

Prospect Park Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Saturday, December 21, 1940

Biographical Info

Age: 58
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: December 21, 1940
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Callaghan was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic on Chester Pike near Stewart Avenue.

Officer Callaghan had been with the agency for 15 years and was survived by his wife and three children.