Roll of Honor
Clifton Travis Cypher
Incident
Patrolman Clifton Cypher died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at 11:40 p.m. while pursuing a speeder on the Bronx River Parkway at Butler Road, Scarsdale. His motorcycle was struck by a car driving in the opposite direction. The 17-year-old driver who struck Patrolman Cypher and was operating the vehicle without a license was arrested pending an investigation. Patrolman Cypher, who served as a guard at Sing Sing Prison before joining the police department, was buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons (one of whom went on to become a Westchester County Parkway police officer), and by his father and siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cypher served with the Westchester County Parkway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hawthorne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cypher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Clifton Travis Cypher 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 Westchester County Parkway Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clifton Travis Cypher's cause is highlighted.
How Clifton Travis Cypher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clifton Travis Cypher is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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