Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Daniel Swift was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to arrest three juvenile occupants. The 15-year-old driver took his father's car and intentionally struck Sergeant Swift. He was charged with juvenile delinquency. In 1977 he was sentenced to a year in jail for reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and DWI after he tried to run over another Hornell police officer in a parking lot.
Survivors
Sergeant Swift was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Swift served with the Hornell Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hornell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Swift.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Daniel J. Swift is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Swift's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. Swift Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Swift is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel J. Swift was killed by automobile.
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