P.O. Matthew Dziergowski Lane (Staten Island)
Present name:none
Location:Intersection of Otis Avenue and Clawson Street
Honoree: Matthew Dziergowski (1960-1999) joined the NYPD in 1983. On February 14, 1999, he and his partner were guarding a terrible accident of an overturned tractor-trailer on a closed Staten Island Expressway. He saw a speeding van heading through the barrier toward the accident scene. In an act of immense bravery he moved his car to block the van, killing him and saving the lives of others.
LL:2004/08