A monument will be unveiled in Union Square Park October 28
The public is invited to the noon ceremony
In 1973 Swift was killed by a underage drunk driver in Hornell. According to “Officer Down Memorial Page,” the same driver attempted to murder another Hornell Police Department officer four years later and was sent to prison.
At the time this was major national news. The NY Times reported on the story,
Read more at Officer Down Memorial Page
https://www.odmp.org/officer/13058-sergeant-daniel-j-swift
