Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dan Picagli died of injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic as part of an overtime assignment on October 17, 2006.
He was directing traffic near a construction site on Chapel Street in front of Wooster Square Park when he was struck. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries four days later.
The driver of the vehicle that struck him was not charged.
Officer Picagli had served with the New Haven Police Department for 17 years. He was assigned to the Board of Young Adult Police Commissioners and the Police Athletic League, where he organized athletic camps for city children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Picagli gave the New Haven Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Picagli.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Daniel Patrick Picagli is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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. Daniel Patrick Picagli's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Patrick Picagli Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Patrick Picagli is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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