John F. Daly
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Detective

John F. Daly

Accident
End of Watch October 28, 1957
Age 41
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 12
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective John Daly was killed in an automobile crash when his department vehicle struck a telephone pole at Franklin Street and Alabama Avenue in Hempstead. Detective Daly had served with the Nassau County Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and four children. One of his sons later served with the Nassau County Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Daly gave the Nassau County Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Daly.

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

Agency

Location Mineola, NY
Platform Identity ncpd.nassau.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 28, 1957
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 12
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective John F. Daly 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 Nassau County Police Department, 21 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Nassau County Police Department
21
of 51 officers
41.2% 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. John F. Daly'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 John F. Daly Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Daly is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location