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Guyanese-born US state trooper dies from 2011 rescue attempt injuries
MIDDLETOWN, US (www.midhudsonnews.com) – A State Trooper assigned to Troop Fin headquartered in the Town of Wallkill died Wednesday of complications from an on-duty injury he sustained in 2011.
Dead: Winston Martindale
Troop F Commander, Maj. Patrick Regan, said Trooper Winston Martindale, Jr., 40, assigned to the New Hampton barracks, died of complications from injuries he sustained when he fell on a piece of equipment at the scene of a crash involving two small airplanes in the Town of Wawayanda.
Regan described the trooper as having performed “exemplary” service. He had been off the job since his injury, but expected to return to duty.
“Through the past two years, everyone assumed that he would eventually be back and he would recover. The finality of the fact that he did not, even though one might think it was expected, was shocking,” he said.
Despite the serious injury, Martindale struggled with the heavy wreckage to assist the victims of the crash and stayed at the scene for six hours. Both pilots died.
Martindale had undergone surgery for his continued medical condition and died Wednesday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
He, who was born in Guyana and was raised in Brooklyn, was a seven-year veteran of the State Police and a member of the US Army Reserves, having served in Operation Enduring Freedom.
He is survived by his wife, Michelle, 19-year-old son, Kyle, 15-year-old daughter, Moriah, his parents, a sister and brother. Funeral services are tentatively planned for next Tuesday.
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