Mount Vernon Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, April 1, 1974
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: 66
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 1, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Frank Bersito was killed in an automobile crash on Claremont and Sidney Avenues in Mount Vernon.
Around 3:30 p.m., Officer Bersito was traveling on Sidney Avenue, and as he entered the intersection at Claremont Avenue, a car failed to stop at the stop sign. The car struck the back of his patrol van, spinning it into a tree and hitting the car. The force of impact flung Officer Bersito out of the van, which ran over him when it came to a stop. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver was not injured.
Officer Bersito had served with the Mount Vernon Police Department for 18 years. He was survived by his wife, their two sons and one daughter.