Amanda Dorcas Anna
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Trooper

Amanda Dorcas Anna

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
End of Watch May 26, 2012
Age 31
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Amanda Anna was killed in a single vehicle crash along Route 37 in Hastings, New York.

At approximately 11:25 pm, her Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle went out of control on a curve and overturned several times after striking a guardrail. Trooper Anna was transported to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries at about 5:25 am the following morning.

Trooper Anna had served with the New York State Police for six years.

Survivors

She is survived by her 4-year-old son, mother, and fiance.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NY-4D02E986
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Anna gave the New York State Police 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Anna.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 2012
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 31
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Trooper Amanda Dorcas Anna 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 State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Police
94
of 171 officers
55% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Amanda Dorcas Anna's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Amanda Dorcas Anna Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Amanda Dorcas Anna is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897