Sergeant Dario Aponte
New Haven Police Department
Connecticut
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: 436

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Dario Aponte was killed in a motor vehicle accident while responding to a domestic violence call.

He was responding to a domestic violence call at the intersection of East and Chapel Streets when his patrol car collided with another patrol car en route to the same call. Sergeant Aponte was killed and the officer driving the other patrol car was critically injured.

Sergeant Aponte had served with the New Haven Police Department for 17 years. He is survived by his wife and four children. His wife also serves as an officer with the agency.