Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dan DiDato was killed in a vehicle crash near Mile Marker 36.8 on southbound Taconic State Parkway at about 6:00 pm.
He was en route to the Westchester Medical Center to interview a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle near the East Fishkill police station. Officer DiDato's patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree as he drove along the parkway. He was transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer DiDato had served with the East Fishkill Police Department for 18 years and previously served with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer DiDato gave the East Fishkill Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Hopewell Junction community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer DiDato.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Daniel P. DiDato 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel P. DiDato's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel P. DiDato Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel P. DiDato is highlighted in Dec.