Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Donald Hill was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic on Route 104 East. Lieutenant Hill had served with the Oswego Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Hill gave the Oswego Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oswego community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Donald Robert Hill is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Oswego Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Robert Hill's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Robert Hill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Robert Hill is highlighted in Nov.
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