Adam Yulch
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Lieutenant

Adam Yulch

Accident
End of Watch July 2, 1950
Age 65
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Badge 7
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Adam Yulch succumbed to injuries received three weeks earlier when he fell into the street. The incident occurred as he attempted to cross the street. An oncoming police motorcyclist, working a parade detail, forced him to step back onto the curb. He lost his footing and fell, causing severe head injuries. Lieutenant Yulch had been employed with the Nassau County Police Department for 25 years.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Yulch gave the Nassau County Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Yulch.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Mineola, Nassau County, NY
Platform Identity ncpd.nassau.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1950
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 65
Badge Number 7
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Adam 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 1950, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Adam was 65. 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. Adam had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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.

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His people

Nassau County Police Department has 51 officers remembered here, Adam among them.

Across the years

Lieutenant Adam Yulch

Nassau County Police Department · End of Watch July 2, 1950

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E

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