Police Officer Daniel G. Meehan

Daniel G. Meehan

Officer Meehand and Officer Stella Donahue were killed when Officer Donahue lost control of their patrol vehicle on Roosevelt Boulevard near Cottman Avenue and struck a tree. The two had been investigating the behavior of teenagers in the Pennypack Circle section and were on their way to a restaurant when the accident happened.

Officer Meehan, a seven-year veteran of the force, was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Officer Meehan was survived by his wife of two years.