Delaware State Police, Delaware
End of Watch Thursday, November 2, 1922
Add to My HeroesFrancis Ryan
Officer Ryan succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident two weeks earlier while attempting to stop a speeding motorist on the Philadelphia Pike NB at Holly Oak at 10:30 p.m. His motorcycle struck a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The violator fled the scene and was never found.
Bio
- Age 31
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
- Incident Date Tuesday, October 17, 1922
Most Recent Reflection
View all 16 ReflectionsFrom one Delaware Trooper to another, on this 98th anniversary of your untimely death, no passage of time can ever erase your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace always, TFFT.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
November 2, 2020
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