Trooper Jeffery T. Edelson, NY State Police, 11/23/2003

On Sunday, November 23, 2003, Trooper Jeffery T. Edelson, 34, a 6-year veteran of the New York State Police, Troop F, was involved in a motor vehicle accident while attempting to stop a motorist. The passenger side wheels of Edelson's car left the roadway, and struck the gravel shoulder of the road.  The vehicle went out of control striking a tree.  Trooper Edelson died of his injuries.

A few weeks earlier, Trooper Edelson had passed the Sergeant’s test, and he was promoted posthumously to the rank of Sergeant.

Sergeant Edelson left behind his parents, Steven and Ellen, and a sister.