Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Aldo Rossi succumbed to injuries sustained earlier in the day when he was struck by a drunk driver on Route 7 while waiting for a Department of Transportation truck to remove a tree that had fallen across the roadway.
He was speaking to the driver of a car that had stopped near the fallen tree when another car struck that car, and then him.
He was transported to Wilson Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
The drunk driver who struck him was sentenced to five years in prison in January 2010.
Officer Rossi had served as a part-time officer with the Port Dickinson Police Department for 15 months and also served as a part-time police officer with the Deposit Police Department.
Officer Rossi had served as a part-time officer with the Port Dickinson Police Department for 15 months and also served as a part-time police officer with the Deposit Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three brothers, sister, and his father.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Rossi gave the Port Dickinson Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Port Dickinson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rossi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Aldo A. Rossi, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Aldo A. Rossi, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Aldo A. Rossi, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 5 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Aldo A. Rossi, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Aldo A. Rossi, Jr. was killed by automobile.