Jason D. Conklin
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Jason D. Conklin

Accident
End of Watch August 21, 1997
Age 22
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Badge 957
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jason Conklin was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle.

Officer Conklin's patrol vehicle, a Ford Expedition, left the roadway as he attempted to catch the vehicle from a stationary radar location. He was ejected from the vehicle as a result of the crash.

Officer Conklin had served with the Tuxedo Park Village Police Department for two months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Conklin served with the Tuxedo Park Village Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tuxedo Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Conklin.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tuxedo Park, Orange County, NY
Platform Identity tppd.orange.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 1997
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 22
Badge Number 957
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

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Time

In 1997, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Jason was 22. 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. Jason had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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

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Police Officer Jason D. Conklin

Tuxedo Park Village Police Department · End of Watch August 21, 1997

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