New York State Police, New York
End of Watch: Monday, October 2, 1922
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper William Curley succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier in a motorcycle crash while on patrol.
He was struck by a motorist that had been driving erratically and pulled onto the wrong side of the Troy-Hoosick Road at Potter Hill, striking Trooper Curley head-on.
Trooper Curley was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI and had served with the New York State Police for four years.