Roll of Honor
Kristin Marie Pataki
Incident
Police Officer Kristin Pataki was killed in an automobile crash while responding to backup another officer at Little Bennett Regional Park's golf course in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Her patrol car left the wet roadway in the 24800 block of Clarksburg Road and struck a tree on the driver's side at approximately 10:00 pm. The officer she was en route to assist was investigating two suspicious men who turned out to be a known drug dealer and a known drug user.
Officer Pataki had served with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police Department for only eight months.
Survivors
She is survived by her fiance and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Pataki served with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police.
Thank you for your service to the Silver Spring community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Pataki.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kristin Marie Pataki 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kristin Marie Pataki's cause is highlighted.
How Kristin Marie Pataki Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kristin Marie Pataki is highlighted in May.