Francis Bradley
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Patrolman

Francis Bradley

Accident
End of Watch August 16, 1960
Age 34
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Francis Bradley was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway, between Harrison and White Plains, when his motorcycle collided with his partner's motorcycle. Both officers were thrown to the ground and Officer Bradley suffered fatal injuries. Officer Bradley had served with the agency for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NY-DF271752
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bradley gave the Westchester County Parkway Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hawthorne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bradley.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Hawthorne, NY
Platform Identity wcppd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 16, 1960
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 34
Badge Number 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Francis Bradley 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 Westchester County Parkway Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Westchester County Parkway Police Department
10
of 12 officers
83.3% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis Bradley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Francis Bradley Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Bradley is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location