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Alvin P. Kurdys
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Trooper

Alvin P. Kurdys

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Accident
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End of Watch September 15, 1987
Age 42
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Badge 3331
The Vigil Panel 132 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 170

Incident

Trooper Kurdys was struck and killed by a speeding car at 8:32 a.m. while working a traffic assignment on the NYS Thruway near Batavia. He was issuing a traffic ticket to another motorist when he was struck and killed. The suspect who struck him was found guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced to six months.

Survivors

Trooper Kurdys served 17 years in law enforcement and was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Kurdys gave the New York State Police 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kurdys.

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

Agency

Department New York State Police
Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1987
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 42
Badge Number 3331
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Alvin P. Kurdys 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. Alvin P. Kurdys'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 Alvin P. Kurdys Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alvin P. Kurdys is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897