U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Arthur Abagnale
1962
Arthur J. Abagnale Jr. served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Trooper Arthur Abagnale, Trooper Joseph DeFrino, and Trooper Milan Simcak were killed in an automobile accident on the New Jersey Turnpike near the Passaic River Bridge in Kearny. The troopers were accompanying a dump truck, with red lights flashing and traveling at 15- 20 miles an hour when a bus rounded a curve, hit a car, and then rolled onto the cruiser and pushed it into the truck. The driver of the bus stated that his brakes failed. The troopers were pronounced dead at the scene. Trooper Abagnale was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the New Jersey State Police for 16 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his father, stepbrother, and fiancee.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
New Jersey State Police
Trooper
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