John Pullano
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Deputy

John Pullano

Monroe County Sheriff's Office — Rochester, NY
Accident
End of Watch May 16, 1957
Age 29
Badge 71
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy John Pullano died on May 16, 1957, from injuries he sustained on May 11, 1957, when a vehicle turned into the path of his police motorcycle at the intersection of Scottsville Road and Ballentyne Road in Chili. As a result of Deputy Pullano's death, both the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Rochester Police Department began requiring all motor officers to wear helmets.

Survivors

Deputy Pullano was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Pullano served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Pullano.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Platform Identity mcso.monroe.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1957
Age 29
Badge Number 71
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1957, 55 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 85th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Monroe County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Deputy John Pullano

Monroe County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch May 16, 1957

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-E

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