Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Ernest Simpson was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Main Street and West Main Street in the Village of Bainbridge. Trooper Simpson was serving subpoenas for the County Court at Cooperstown when a vehicle with faulty brakes struck his police car. The vehicle flipped over, and he was pinned underneath the vehicle. Trooper Simpson had served with the New York State Police for nine months, assigned to Troop C at Sidney.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Simpson served with the New York State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Simpson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Ernest M. Simpson 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 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. Ernest M. Simpson's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest M. Simpson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest M. Simpson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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