Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jill Mattice was killed when her patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 23 in the town of Morris, Otsego County, at 2:50 pm. She had just left the school where she was assigned as a school resource officer when the crash occurred.
Trooper Mattice had served with the New York State Police for six and a half years.
Trooper Mattice was the first female New York State Trooper to die in the line of duty.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, parents, and brother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Mattice gave the New York State Police 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Mattice.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jill E. Mattice is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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. Jill E. Mattice's cause is highlighted.
How Jill E. Mattice Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jill E. Mattice is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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