Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: 22 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 6/6/1931
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Patterson was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a rescue call.
Officer Patterson was riding in a patrol wagon which crashed at 9th and Pine streets while the officers were rushing to a cave-in at 12th and Market streets where five workers were buried alive. The wagon struck a car and veered into a utility pole. Three other officers were hurt and Officer Patterson was killed.
