Enter your search terms:
Top

N.Y. officer dies after cruiser crashes into tree

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.

This post was originally published on this site