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Kenneth A. Poormon
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Trooper

Kenneth A. Poormon

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
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End of Watch May 31, 2000
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 147 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 170

Incident

Trooper Kenneth Poormon and Trooper Truscott Kelly were killed when their cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer as they were making a U-turn.

The two officers were patrolling on State Route 28 in Ulster County, New York, when they made the U-turn in an attempt to stop a traffic violator. Both officers were killed instantly.

Trooper Poormon had been employed with the New York State Police for less than a year.

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You barely got started.
Trooper Poormon gave the New York State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Poormon.

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

Agency

Department New York State Police
Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 2000
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Kenneth A. Poormon 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.

New York State Police
94
of 171 officers
55% 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. Kenneth A. Poormon'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 Kenneth A. Poormon Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth A. Poormon is highlighted in May.

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