Police Officer Edwin Hernandez
Suffolk County Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 3444

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Hernandez was killed at approximately 0045 hours in a single vehicle accident while on patrol.

Officer Hernandez had just completed an assignment on the Long Island Expressway and was traveling westbound on the Northern State Parkway when he lost control of his cruiser. The cruiser hit a guardrail, and then a tree, near the Dix Hills Road overpass. Officer Hernandez was trapped in the car and emergency crews had to cut him out.

Officer Hernandez was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Hernandez had served for 19 years with the Suffolk County Police Department ,and was assigned to the Highway Patrol. He is survived by his wife and two children.