53-year-old Sgt. Frank Gualdino was a well-liked, community-oriented officer who was due to retire in August of next year.
The BMW is seen speeding across several lanes and crossing the double-yellow line into oncoming traffic.He was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition and later died from his injuries.
The driver of the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and several of the roughly 30 bus passengers were treated at scene for minor injuries. "Our hearts are broken tonight and we ask that you please keep the Sergeant's family in your thoughts and prayers," Yonkers Police Department said in a statement after the crash.Purple and blue lights bathed the front of the Yonkers Police headquarters, where the flag was already lowered to half-staff.
& sisters as they mourn the loss of Sergeant Frank Gualdino, who was tragically killed in a vehicle collision yesterday. He leaves behind a wifeSgt Gualdino was honored in October for aiding an unconscious three-year-old boy during the funeral procession for a former Westchester County corrections officer.Sgt. Gualdino rushed to the boy's aid, taking him to the hospital in his cruiser.
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