Trook K - February 2, 1983
On February 2, 1983, Trooper Brian N. Rovnak, 39, died in a one-car accident on Interstate 84, five miles east of the Taconic Parkway. The accident occurred while Trooper Rovnak and his partner were en-route to meet another patrol.
Trooper Rovnak was a Vietnam veteran, having served with a Military Police detachment in the U.S. Army.
He was a 16-year veteran and had been assigned to patrol Interstate 84 and the Taconic Parkway since 1969.