Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant McCarthy was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck while working a traffic detail.
Traffic was being diverted around a construction zone on Route 109 when the speeding truck missed the turnoff and struck Sergeant McCarthy as he attempted to alert the driver of the work crew's presence.
Sergeant McCarthy had served with the Medfield Police Department for three years, and also worked part-time for another nearby police agency.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McCarthy gave the Medfield Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Medfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McCarthy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Daniel Joseph McCarthy 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Joseph McCarthy's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Joseph McCarthy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Joseph McCarthy is highlighted in Sep.