Anthony Scozzaro
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Patrolman

Anthony Scozzaro

Accident
End of Watch December 13, 1961
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Scozzaro was killed when the patrol car in which he was a passenger was struck broadside by a vehicle that ran a stop sign.

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BO-US-AL-24D6CF0A
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Scozzaro gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Scozzaro.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Montgomery, AL
Platform Identity adps.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 13, 1961
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Anthony Scozzaro is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Alabama Department of Public Safety, 21 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.

Alabama Department of Public Safety
21
of 29 officers
72.4% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Scozzaro's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Anthony Scozzaro Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Scozzaro is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897