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NY State Trooper Fatal Car Crash Caused By Driver Inattention

New York State Police have concluded the investigation of the car accident death of NY police trooper Jill E. Mattice, the first women killed during duty in the history of the police force. While investigators are still not sure what specifically caused the fatal car accident, they have concluded that some form of driver inattention was a factor in the crash. At the same time, they have ruled out that cell phone use or a medical emergency took place when the car crash occurred.

Mattice, a seven-year veteran of the New York State Police force, was driving back to her department in Otsego County after a day of work at a local school. During her drive, her police cruiser drifted over the center line of the highway and was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer. Investigators determined that the accident, which took place on January 20, 2010 on Route 23 in the Town of Morris, was simply a matter of Mattice not paying attention while behind the wheel. The officer was not speeding at the time of the crash – she was going roughly the speed limit – nor was she actively using her cell phone. She was rounding a significant curve and going uphill at the time of the NY car accident.

Mattice struck the trailer portion of the big rig and died at the scene of the New York truck accident. The driver of the truck survived with minor injuries. The fatal NY accident took place just before 3 PM as the officer returned from her job as a school resource officer at Unadilla Valley High School.

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