Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Andrew Reynolds was killed in a motorcycle crash while pursuing a motorist who had tried to run him over. Patrolman Reynolds was on foot patrol on 75th Street and Parsons Boulevard, Queens, when a man driving a dark color sedan tried to run him over. The suspect missed, but turned around and tried to run Patrolman Reynolds over a second time. After missing again, the suspect fled in the vehicle. Patrolman Reynolds commandeered a motorcycle and pursued the suspect, but crashed into a utility pole after a two-mile chase. He died two hours later from his injuries. Patrolman Reynolds was a U.S Army veteran of WWII and served with the New York City Police Department for more than six years. He was assigned to the 107th Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Reynolds gave the New York City Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Andrew James Reynolds served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Andrew James Reynolds 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew James Reynolds's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew James Reynolds Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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