Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer David Regan was killed when the cruiser he was riding in collided with a newspaper delivery truck while responding to a 911 call reporting gunfire.
The 33,000-pound delivery truck struck the passenger's side of the cruiser as it drove through an intersection. The driver of the delivery truck was also killed in the collision. Both officers had to be extricated from the wreckage by rescue workers. The other officer was transported to a local hospital with serious internal and spine injuries. The 911 call that the officers were responding to turned out to be unfounded.
In June 2007, Officer Regan was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Purple Shield Medal.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Regan gave the New York City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Regan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer David A. Regan 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. David A. Regan's cause is highlighted.
How David A. Regan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David A. Regan is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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