Roll of Honor
Incident
Undersheriff Ernest Kerskie succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on the Geneva Turnpike.
Around 10:00 p.m., Undersheriff Kerskie was directing traffic at the scene of a crash, one mile east of the police substation. There was poor visibility with heavy fog, and Undersheriff Kerskie had flares on the roadway while using a flashlight. The car struck him before crashing into the tow truck and hurling him into the air and onto the pavement. A passing driver transported Undersheriff Kerskie to Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries on October 25, 1937.
The driver was charged with reckless driving and received a 30-day jail sentence.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Kerskie gave the Ontario County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Canandaigua community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Kerskie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Undersheriff Ernest W. Kerskie 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 Ontario County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest W. Kerskie's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest W. Kerskie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest W. Kerskie is highlighted in Oct.
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