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One of the State Highway Police's brave officers was Officer Francis Ryan, the first State Police Officer to die in the line of duty. While attempting to apprehend a speeding motorist on the Philadelphia Pike, October 17, 1922, Officer Ryan's motocycle was struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Severly injured, Officer Ryan was taken to a local doctor for immediate treatment. He subsequently was taken to Delaware Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on November 2, 1922.
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