Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jack Kelley was killed when a New York Central Rail Road train hit his patrol car in Felt Mills. Trooper Kelley's patrol vehicle skidded on the snow and collided with the train. Trooper Kelley was a United States Navy WWII veteran who served with the New York State Police for nine years and was assigned to Troop B.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, father, four sisters, and three brothers.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Kelley gave the New York State Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John S. Kelley served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Trooper John S. Kelley is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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. John S. Kelley's cause is highlighted.
How John S. Kelley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John S. Kelley is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
John S. Kelley served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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