Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Patrick Fahey died of injuries he received when he was thrown from a department horse. Patrolman Fahey was on traffic patrol on West End Avenue and 60th Street, Manhattan when his horse was frightened by a passing New York Central Railroad train. Patrolman Fahey was thrown to the ground and injured. He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where he died the next day from his injuries. Patrolman Fahey had served with the New York City Police Department for at least eight years, assigned to Traffic Precinct C. He was survived by his wife, son, and four daughters. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and four daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Fahey gave the New York City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fahey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Patrick Fahey is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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. Patrick Fahey's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick Fahey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Fahey is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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