Matthew Anthony Dziergowski

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch February 14, 1999

Age 39

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1,236

Incident

Officer Dziergowski and three other officers had just completed directing traffic away from a tractor trailer accident. While the officers were seated in their patrol cruisers Officer Dziergowski saw an approaching vehicle and warned the other officers. He pulled his patrol cruiser in front of the other officers’ cruisers to shield them. Officer Dziergowski’s cruiser was hit on the driver’s side and pushed into a guard rail. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other three officers on the scene were seriously injured. The suspect driver was charged with negligent homicide, second-degree assault, and driving while intoxicated.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Dziergowski gave the New York City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dziergowski.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1999

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Police Officer Matthew Anthony Dziergowski is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

382

of 1,237 officers

30.9% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious