Phillip A. Mingione
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Auxiliary Trooper

Phillip A. Mingione

Connecticut State Police — Middletown, CT
Accident
End of Watch May 25, 1994
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Auxiliary Trooper Phillip Mingione was killed after being struck by a vehicle as he retrieved his raincoat from his patrol while parked in the median of I-91, near Route 40 in North Haven. A vehicle traveling on the highway was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The impact caused the vehicle to go off the highway and strike Auxiliary Trooper Mingione.

Survivors

Auxiliary Trooper Mingione was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Trooper Mingione served with the Connecticut State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Connecticut. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Trooper Mingione.

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

Agency

Location Middletown, CT
Platform Identity csp.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 1994
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Auxiliary Trooper Phillip A. Mingione 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Connecticut State Police, 15 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.7% of this agency's fallen.

Connecticut State Police
15
of 26 officers
57.7% Accident
CT — Statewide
73
of 169 officers
43.2% 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. Phillip A. Mingione'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 Phillip A. Mingione Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip A. Mingione is highlighted in May.

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

Incident Location