Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Arthur Scarafile was killed when a dump truck loaded with 18 tons of gravel lost its steering and braking power and hit his patrol car head-on on Higby Road in Utica.
Sergeant Scarafile had served with the New York State Police for 28 years and served as Station Commander of the Thruway Detail.
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Scarafile gave the New York State Police 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Scarafile.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Arthur Anthony Scarafile served in the U.S. Army (1955â1956) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Arthur Anthony Scarafile is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Anthony Scarafile's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Anthony Scarafile Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Anthony Scarafile is highlighted in May.
Military Service
Arthur Anthony Scarafile served in the U.S. Army (1955–1956) before joining law enforcement.
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