Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrol Officer Dale Coski succumbed to injuries she received when she was struck by a vehicle while she was assisting in replacing a flat tire on I-70 near September 12, 1983.
Officer Coski was transported to the hospital, where she lost her left leg, rendering her a quadriplegic. She succumbed to complications of her paralysis on September 26, 2024.
Officer Coski was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Denver Police Department for over one year.
Survivors
She was survived by her wife, sister, nephew, great-nephew, life-long friend, and her caretakers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Patrol Officer Coski gave the Denver Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dale Coski served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrol Officer Dale Coski 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Denver Police Department, 16 of 74 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale Coski's cause is highlighted.
How Dale Coski Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dale Coski is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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