Roll of Honor
Incident
Inspector Frank Guzzo was killed in a motorcycle while pursuing a speeding vehicle. Inspector Guzzo's motorcycle collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Tremont Avenue and Ross Street in East Orange. He was taken to Orange Memorial Hospital where his own son, who was a surgeon, operated on him in an attempt to save his life. On October 7th, 2008, Patrolman Guzzo was posthumously promoted to the rank of Inspector along with three other fallen officers from the Orange Police Department.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Inspector Guzzo gave the Orange Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Orange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Guzzo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector Frank Guzzo 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Orange Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Guzzo's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Guzzo Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Guzzo is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Orange Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
