David M. Corbine
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Zone Sergeant

David M. Corbine

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Cardiac
End of Watch May 23, 1983
Age 43
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Zone Sergeant David Cobine suffered a fatal heart attack while driving on the New York State Thruway near Syracuse. His patrol vehicle crossed all four lanes, traveling over 700 feet, before stopping in the grass on the side of the Thruway. He did not collide with any vehicles. Three days prior to his heart attack, he was part of the search and capture efforts of four felons who escaped from a Department of Corrections bus. They were apprehended after a car and foot pursuit. Zone Sergeant Cobine had been with the New York State Police for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Zone Sergeant Corbine gave the New York State Police 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Zone Sergeant Corbine.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Albany, Albany County, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1983
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

David is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 12 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 49th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

David was 43. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. David had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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When

May holds 8.8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

New York State Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, David among them.

Across the years

Zone Sergeant David M. Corbine

New York State Police · End of Watch May 23, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E

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