New York State Police, New York
End of Watch: Saturday, May 17, 1930
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: May 17, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Edward Sweeney was killed in a motorcycle accident in Nassau County when a truck struck his police motorcycle at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Babylon Turnpike.
He was en route to Freeport from the Wantagh Station for administrative duty at the time of the crash.
Trooper Sweeney had been employed with the New York State Police for seven months.