Roll of Honor
Incident
Zone Sergeant David Cobine suffered a fatal heart attack while driving on the New York State Thruway near Syracuse. His patrol vehicle crossed all four lanes, traveling over 700 feet, before stopping in the grass on the side of the Thruway. He did not collide with any vehicles. Three days prior to his heart attack, he was part of the search and capture efforts of four felons who escaped from a Department of Corrections bus. They were apprehended after a car and foot pursuit. Zone Sergeant Cobine had been with the New York State Police for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Zone Sergeant Corbine gave the New York State Police 21 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, Zone Sergeant Corbine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Zone Sergeant David M. Corbine is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New York State Police, 4 of 171 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David M. Corbine's cause is highlighted.
How David M. Corbine Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. David M. Corbine is highlighted in May.
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