Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Sunday, October 8, 1950
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 6 days
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 8, 1950
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Daniel Furtado was killed in a motorcycle accident on Woodland Street, in Boylston, on his first day of patrol out of the academy, and the sixth day after being appointed.
He was returning to the barracks when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a tree in the town of Holden.
Patrolman Furtado was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.