Officer Vincent Connolly was killed in a vehicle accident while responding to an explosion in a building on Fifth Avenue in lower Manhattan. Officer Connolly's car accidentally struck an abutment on the F.D.R. Drive at Cohenties Slip and South Street.
Officer Connolly had served with the New York City Police Department for 5 years and was assigned to the Bomb Squad. He was survived by his wife and four children.
