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| Trooper Carey S. Poetzman
Maryland State Police
Maryland
End of Watch: Sunday, January 19, 1986 Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 19, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Carey Poetzman and Corporal Gregory May were killed in a helicopter accident while returning from a medical transport request.
The officers had been dispatched from the Frederick Airport, in Frederick County, to Carroll County, for a gunshot victim. Their helicopter encountered Instrument Meteorological Conditions and crashed in a heavily wooded area of Leakin Park, located in Baltimore City, Maryland.
Trooper Poetzman had served with the agency for 6 years. She was survived by her husband. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
