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Walter Croasdale
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Lieutenant

Walter Croasdale

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
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End of Watch August 22, 1927
Age 33
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
The Vigil Panel 53 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 170

Incident

Lieutenant Walter Croasdale was injured when the police car he was driving struck a 10-ton steamroller parked across a highway under construction.

In the accident, Lieutenant Croasdale suffered a broken thigh and knee but died unexpectedly from an undiagnosed internal injury 10 days later.

Lieutenant Croasdale had served with the New York State Police for 10 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Croasdale gave the New York State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Croasdale.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New York State Police
Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1927
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Walter Croasdale 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.

New York State Police
94
of 171 officers
55% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Croasdale's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Walter Croasdale Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Croasdale is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897