Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Huff died after a train struck his police patrol vehicle. Patrolman Huff, along with another officer and a firefighter, were responding to a report that a man was beating his daughter. Their vehicle was struck by a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passenger train. Patrolman Huff was killed instantly. The other two men in the vehicle were injured but recovered. Patrolman Huff had served with the Johnson City Police Department for only five months.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Huff served with the Johnson City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Johnson City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Huff.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harold Huff 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 Johnson City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Huff's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Huff Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Huff is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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