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Incident
Patrolman Smith died of injuries he received a day earlier when he was struck by a car.
Patrolman Smith was walking his beat and was struck by an automobile as he crossed from the west to east side of Flatbush Avenue near Dorchester Road, in Brooklyn. He was removed to Kings County Hospital where he died the next day from his injuries.
Patrolman Smith had served with the New York City Police Department for 12 years and was survived by his wife. He was assigned to the 67th Precinct.
Patrolman Smith was walking his beat and was struck by an automobile as he crossed from the west to east side of Flatbush Avenue near Dorchester Road, in Brooklyn. He was removed to Kings County Hospital where he died the next day from his injuries.
Patrolman Smith had served with the New York City Police Department for 12 years and was survived by his wife. He was assigned to the 67th Precinct.
Survivors
Patrolman Smith had served with the New York City Police Department for 12 years and was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Smith gave the New York City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Warren D. Smith 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. Warren D. Smith's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Warren D. Smith is highlighted in Jun.
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