Trooper Robert Wayne Ambrose Memorial Page

In loving memory of
Robert Wayne Ambrose
April 29, 1971-December 19, 2002
Trooper Robert W. Ambrose was killed in an automobile accident when his Ford Crown victoria Police Interceptor was struck from behind by another vehicle on the shoulder of I-87 in Yonkers at approximately 2035 hours. Trooper Ambrose was writing an accident report for a minor accident when a vehicle attempted to switch lanes, struck another vehicle, and then veered onto the shoulder and struck the rear of Trooper Ambrose's patrol car. The vehicle burst into flames and both Trooper Ambrose and the driver of the vehicle that struck him, who was driving on a suspended license and Driving while intoxicated, were killed. Trooper Ambrose had been with the State Police for five years and was assigned to Troop T in Tarrytown, New York.