Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Michael Zawoluk succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a garbage truck while directing traffic at Pennsylvania Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. He was transported to Unity Hospital in Brooklyn where he died. Patrolman Zawoluk served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years and was assigned to Traffic Precinct K.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Zawoluk gave the New York City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Zawoluk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Michael Zawoluk 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 City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Zawoluk's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Zawoluk Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Zawoluk is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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