ONEONTA

On

Monday

the

New

York

State

Police,

State

Senator

Peter

Oberacker,

and

Assemblyman

Joseph

Angelino

honored

the

memory

of

Trooper

Jill

E.

Mattice,

who

made

the

ultimate

sacrifice

in

the

line

of

duty.

The

ceremony

in

Oneonta

announced

the

dedication

of

a

portion

of

State

Route

23

as

the

“Trooper

Jill

E.

Mattice

Highway.”

Following

the

remarks

officials

and

attendees

paid

respects

to

a

memorial

site

in

the

Town

of

Morris

for

the

unveiling

of

the

new

highway

sign.

Trooper

Jill

E.

Mattice

tragically

lost

her

life

on

January

20,

2010,

when

her

patrol

vehicle

collided

with

a

tractor-trailer

on

Route

23

in

the

Town

of

Morris.

Senator

Oberacker

and

Assemblyman

Angelino

were

instrumental

in

advancing

the

legislation

to

designate

this

portion

of

the

highway

in

her

honor.

This

dedication

ensures

that

Trooper

Mattice’s

service

and

sacrifice

will

be

forever

remembered

by

the

communities

she

served

and

protected.

Information

from

the

New

York

State

Police