Sergeant William J. Kelleher, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Sergeant William J. Kelleher

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Wednesday, May 15, 1974

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William J. Kelleher

Sergeant William Kelleher was killed when his motorcycle collided with a city sanitation truck at State Road and Ashburner Street.

He was on his way to the Police Academy with forms he had picked up at police headquarters for a class he was teaching. He later died at Nazareth Hospital.

Sergeant Kelleher served with the Philadelphia Police Department for more than eight years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age 32
Tour 8 years, 3 months
Badge 418

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash

motorcycle crash, routine driving

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Not sure why but my reflection from yesterday was no on here. Just saying how much you are missed. So sad thinking of the grandchildren and great grandchildren you never met and who never met you. That wonderful laugh and smile was so contagious. Remembering the love you had for your children which was so evident in everything you did. There is a hole in all our lives without you.

Mary Ellen Perry
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May 15, 2025