Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant Frank Gualdino was killed in a vehicle crash on Tuckahoe Road at 3:30 p.m.
He was driving westbound when an oncoming vehicle lost control and collided with his unmarked vehicle and a transit bus.
Detective Gualdino was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The bus driver and passengers were treated for minor injuries.
The 16-year-old unlicensed driver who caused the crash was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The driver was charged with criminally negligent homicide, and the judge sentenced him to two years probation and 480 hours of community service.
Detective Gualdino had served with the Yonkers Police Department for 24 years and was due to retire in August 2023. He had previously served with the New York City Transit Police Department for one year and the New York City Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Gualdino gave the Yonkers Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Gualdino.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Frank Gualdino 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 Yonkers Police Department, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Gualdino's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Gualdino Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Gualdino is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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