Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Peter Fitzsimons was struck and killed by a vehicle that was speeding through Central Park.
Patrolman Fitzsimons was on foot patrol inside central park on West Drive, near 74th Street, when he was struck by a speeding vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene after striking Patrolman Fitzsimons.
Patrolman Fitzsimons was assigned to the Central Park Precinct.
Patrolman Fitzsimons was on foot patrol inside central park on West Drive, near 74th Street, when he was struck by a speeding vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene after striking Patrolman Fitzsimons.
Looking to Honor all the LOD Officers, Trying to Locate this Officers Grave. Any help to Identify and Locate this Heros Grave in Calvary Cemetery would be Very Much Appreciated.
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Lt William Markowski NYPD July 8th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Fitzsimons served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fitzsimons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Peter Fitzsimons 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. Peter Fitzsimons's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter Fitzsimons is highlighted in Nov.
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