Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Robert Ambrose was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car was struck from behind by another vehicle on the shoulder of I-87 in Yonkers at approximately 8:35 pm.
Trooper Ambrose was writing an accident report for a minor accident when the driver of a vehicle attempted to switch lanes, struck another vehicle and then veered onto the shoulder and struck the rear of Trooper Ambrose's Ford Crown Victoria. The vehicle burst into flames, and both Trooper Ambrose and the driver of the vehicle that struck him, who was driving on a suspended license, were killed. The fire was so intense that the rounds in Trooper Ambrose's service weapon began to discharge.
Trooper Ambrose had served with the New York State Police for five years and was assigned to Troop T in Tarrytown.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, a brother, and a sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Ambrose gave the New York State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Ambrose.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Robert Wayne Ambrose 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 State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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