Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Stephen Dell'Aquila was killed in a motor scooter collision while on duty. He was on his motor scooter performing traffic duties when a truck swerved to avoid a pedestrian. Patrolman Dell'Aquila swerved to avoid the truck but fell from the scooter and was fatally struck by the truck. Patrolman Dell'Aquila was assigned to Traffic Safety Unit B where he served for nearly two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Dell'Aquila gave the New York City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Dell'Aquila.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Stephen P. Dell'Aquila 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 City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen P. Dell'Aquila's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen P. Dell'Aquila Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen P. Dell'Aquila is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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