Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Rogerson succumbed to injuries sustained while inspecting a taxi cab on June 24, 1974.
During the inspection, the taxi cab went out of control on 35th Street, near Astoria Boulevard, striking Officer Rogerson, dragging him 20 feet and pinning him against a utility pole. He was transported to a local hospital suffering from a fractured skull, two broken legs, and other internal injuries. He lapsed into a coma and remained unconscious until passing away on March 3, 1975.
Officer Rogerson was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served the NYPD for 29 years, assigned to the License Division.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Rogerson gave the New York City Police Department 29 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert J. Rogerson served in the Other (1942â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Robert J. Rogerson 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. Robert J. Rogerson's cause is highlighted.
How Robert J. Rogerson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert J. Rogerson is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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