New York State Police, New York
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 26, 1983
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: July 26, 1983
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Charged with negligent homicide
Trooper Paul Ashburn was killed when a tractor-trailer struck him and the vehicle he had stopped for a traffic infraction on the New York Thruway, approximately 10 miles south of Rochester.
He had issued the driver a warning and was speaking to her when his head was struck by the mirror on the passing truck.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was charged with negligent homicide.
Trooper Ashburn's younger brother also became a New York State trooper. He was assigned Trooper Ashburn's badge upon graduation from the academy.