Vincent A. Dunn
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Trooper

Vincent A. Dunn

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
End of Watch October 2, 1932
Age 24
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Vincent Dunn succumbed to injuries he received when his vehicle crashed and ran off the road on Route 22 in Patterson, New York. He was transported to Dansbury Hospital, where he died two days later. Trooper Dunn had served with the New York State Police for three years. He was survived by his mother, father, three brothers, and three sisters. Two of his brothers served with the New Rochelle Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, father, three brothers, and three sisters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Dunn gave the New York State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dunn.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1932
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Vincent A. Dunn 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. Vincent A. Dunn'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 Vincent A. Dunn Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent A. Dunn 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