1991 4 25 Radel Raymond E
Officer Raymond E. Radel

Entered Division of Police
October 31, 1966
Died In the Line of Duty
April 25, 1991

Officer Raymond E. Radel had served 24 years with the Division when he was involved in a tragic automobile accident on April 20, 1991.

On that day at 11:37 p.m., Officer Radel, his son, Tom, and several other officers were returning from an automobile show in Pennsylvania where they had been promoting the Police Athletic League’s Classic Car Show.  As they were headed westbound on I-70, east of Brice Road, a car traveling eastbound at high speed veered across the median strip, striking Officer Radel’s truck and trailer.  The car exploded into flames.  Witnesses pulled Ray and his son from the car.  They were flown by helicopter to University Hospital where Officer Radel passed away April 25, 1991.