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Services set for East Fishkill police officer killed in an accident

47-year-old Daniel DiDato was driving in his patrol car on the Taconic State Parkway when his vehicle ran off the highway and struck a tree.

Katerina Belales

Dec 21, 2023, 8:13 AM

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Wake and funeral services have been announced for the East Fishkill police officer killed in an accident on Monday.

47-year-old Daniel DiDato was driving in his patrol car on the Taconic State Parkway when his vehicle ran off the highway and struck a tree.

He was on his way to Westchester Medical Center to interview a victim from an earlier accident.

Calling hours will be Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at John Jay High School in East Fishkill.

A mass will take place Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columbia Church in Hopewell Junction.

DiDato, the first East Fishkill police officer killed in the line of duty, is survived by his parents and two brothers.

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