Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant George Dingwall was killed when his patrol left the roadway during a pursuit and struck a grove of trees on Route 9.
The pursuit started when officers responded to a burglary call as the suspects fled the scene. Sergeant Dingwall and several officers were pursuing the suspects when his vehicle lost traction due to mismatched tires that had been installed on it.
State troopers immediately stopped to offer assistance, and he was flown to a local hospital, where he later died.
Officers pursued the suspects until the chase eventually ended on I-95 when state police used stop sticks. Both assailants were taken into custody.
In March 2002, the driver was sentenced to 32 years as a result of several charges relating to the incident.
Sergeant Dingwall had served with the Middletown Police Department for 19 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Dingwall gave the Middletown Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Middletown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dingwall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant George Ross Dingwall 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Ross Dingwall's cause is highlighted.
How George Ross Dingwall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Ross Dingwall is highlighted in Jan.