By Joanna Putman
Police1
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. — An East Fishkill Police Department officer has died following a single-vehicle crash in his cruiser, Mid Hudson news reported.
Officer Daniel DiDato was going to the hospital to speak with a pedestrian who had been struck by a car earlier in the day when his cruiser ran off the Taconic State Parkway and struck a tree, according to the report.
“Officer DiDato was everything that encompassed a great police officer and friend; He was genuine, smart, courageous, tough, and witty,” Acting Chief Derrick Cuccia said.
DiDato was 47 years old and had worked for the department since 2005, according to the report.
