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Auxiliary Trooper Phillip Mingione was killed after being struck by a vehicle as he retrieved his raincoat from his patrol while parked in the median of I-91, near Route 40 in North Haven. A vehicle traveling on the highway was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The impact caused the vehicle to go off the highway and strike Auxiliary Trooper Mingione.
Survivors
Auxiliary Trooper Mingione was survived by his wife and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Trooper Mingione served with the Connecticut State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Connecticut. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Trooper Mingione.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Connecticut State Police has lost 26 officers; 15 of them lost to accidents.
Phillip is one of 73 officers lost to accidents in CT, 43.2% of the 169 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1994, 1 officer at Connecticut State Police was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1994, 2 officers in CT were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 53 years on record. The heaviest was 1932, with 4.
In 1994, 81 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 26th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1994, 105 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Phillip was 47. Of the 14 lost to accidents at Connecticut State Police whose age is recorded, half were between 28.8 and 46.5; the middle age was 37.5.
Phillip was 47. Of the 63 lost to accidents in CT whose age is recorded, half were between 31.5 and 47; the middle age was 39.
Phillip was 47. 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.
Phillip was 47. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
May holds 6.7% of these deaths at Connecticut State Police; November holds the most, 26.7%. Wednesdays: 20%.
May holds 9.6% of these deaths in CT; July holds the most, 19.2%. Wednesdays: 20.5%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 57.7% of all 26 deaths at Connecticut State Police, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.7% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 43.2% of all 169 deaths in CT, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.1% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 5.6% of these deaths.
His people
Connecticut State Police has 26 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.
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Pearle E. Roberts
Nov 25, 1922
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Bartholomew M. Skelly
Nov 14, 1925
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Irving H. Nelson
Apr 6, 1928
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Lloyd J. Eukers
Jul 21, 1928
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Stanley C. Hellberg
Jun 1, 1929
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Leonard H. Watson
Oct 22, 1932
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Charles F. Hill
Nov 6, 1941
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Edward P. Jesmonth
Jul 20, 1943
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Kenneth W. Stevens
Jun 6, 1944
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Frank A. Starkel
Jul 19, 1948
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Ernest J. Morse
Feb 13, 1953
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James W. Lambert
Oct 29, 1960
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Joseph M. Stoba, Jr.
Aug 6, 1962
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Carl P. Moller
Feb 13, 1976
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Thomas F. Carney
Dec 6, 1982
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James H. Savage
Jan 22, 1986
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Jorge Antonio Agosto
Nov 22, 1989
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Russell A. Bagshaw
Jun 5, 1991
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Edward W. Truelove
Nov 13, 1992
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Phillip A. Mingione
May 25, 1994
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Kenneth Ray Hall
Sep 2, 2010
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Kevin Michael Miller
Mar 29, 2018
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Walter Greene, Jr.
May 31, 2018
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Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr.
May 25, 2020
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Brian Erik Mohl
Sep 2, 2021
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Aaron Pelletier
May 30, 2024
Where
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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-E
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