Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Thomas Wade was killed in a motorcycle crash while on traffic duty with a state motor vehicle inspector on State Route 35. The inspector had stopped next to a vehicle to get information from the driver. Sergeant Wade swerved around the back of the stopped vehicle and struck the inspector's motorcycle. Sergeant Wade was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries that night. Sergeant Wade was a WWI veteran and had been with the Bedford Town Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Wade gave the Bedford Town Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bedford Hills community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas M. Wade served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Thomas M. Wade 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. Thomas M. Wade's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas M. Wade Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas M. Wade is highlighted in May.