Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 24, 1976
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: March 17, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Thomas Daley was accidentally killed after accidentally falling off a horse.
Patrolman Daley died a week after being thrown from his horse at the start of the city of Pittsburgh's Saint Patrick's Day Parade. He remained hospitalized for a week until his passing at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Patrolman Daley had served with the agency for 20 years and had previously served in the Korean War with the United States Army.