Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Andrew Faggio succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on January 31, 2003, while en route to a stakeout assignment at approximately 4:00 am.
He was cresting a hill on Durham Road, in Madison, when he encountered an oncoming vehicle in his travel lane. He swerved to avoid striking the vehicle, but his car spun around and struck a tree. Detective Faggio suffered severe head injuries and slipped into a coma, from which he never emerged.
Detective Faggio had served with the New Haven Police Department for 14 years at the time of the crash.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Faggio gave the New Haven Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Faggio.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Andrew F. Faggio is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 New Haven Police Department, 13 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 56.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew F. Faggio's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew F. Faggio Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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