Wake and funeral services have been announced for 49-year-old New York State Police Sergeant Nigel K. Barnett of Poughkeepsie, NY.
Earlier this week, we shared the tragic news that a decorated 19-year veteran of the New York State Police was killed in an early morning motorcycle accident on the Taconic State Parkway.
Motorcycle Accident Claims Life of State Police Sergeant in East Fishkill, NY
49-year-old Sergeant Station Commander Nigel K. Barnett of Poughkeepsie, NY, was killed in a Tuesday morning accident on the southbound side of the Taconic State Parkway near mile marker 36.1 in the Town of East Fishkill.
Police said that their preliminary investigation determined that Sergeant Barnett was operating a 2025 Ducati motorcycle on the southbound side of the Taconic at approximately 6:31 a.m. when he lost control and was ejected from the motorcycle…