Troop F - November 21, 1970

Investigator John F. Cotter, 33, died from injuries sustained in a one-car accident on November 21, 1970.
Investigator Cotter was returning to the Middletown Station from a trial in Sullivan County when his car went off a rain slick Route 17.
Investigator Cotter was the recipient of several commendations for outstanding police work and had been assigned to the Middletown BCI Unit for two years preceding his death.