Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Michael Dudash succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash while responding to an automobile collision on Route 27 during a period of heavy fog. His motorcycle struck a disabled vehicle that was stopped in the roadway. He was transported to St. Peter's Hospital, where he died from his injuries the next day. At the time of his death, Edison Township was named Raritan Township. The town was renamed to Edison in 1954. He was the third officer hired when the police department was formed in 1923. Patrolman Dudash had served with the Raritan Township Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife and five children. One of his sons and his grandson went on to serve with the Edison Police Department. Dudash Park is named in honor of Patrolman Dudash.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Dudash gave the Edison Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Edison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Dudash.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Michael Dudash 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Edison Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Dudash's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Dudash Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Dudash is highlighted in Oct.
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