Louis A. De Francesco

Nassau County Police Department — Mineola, NY

Accident

End of Watch November 28, 1957

Age 34

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 219

The Vigil Panel 93 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 50

Incident

Patrolman De Francesco succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Sunrise Highway at Green Acres Road. Patrolman De Francesco was a WWII veteran and was the recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star with Clusters. He had served with the Nassau County Police Department for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman De Francesco gave the Nassau County Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman De Francesco.

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

Agency

Department Nassau County Police Department

Location Mineola, NY

Platform Identity ncpd.nassau.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 28, 1957

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 219

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Louis A. De Francesco 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 Nassau County Police Department, 21 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Nassau County Police Department

of 51 officers

41.2% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident