| Corporal Riley Delano Smith Alabama Department of Public Safety Alabama End of Watch: Friday, December 17, 1971 Biographical Info Age: 34 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Electrocuted Date of Incident: Friday, December 17, 1971 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Corporal Smith was electrocuted when he was called to check a body that had been found in marshy water adjacent to the Mobile Causeway. When he waded into the shallow water, he came in contact with a metal post on a billboard, which was later found to have an electrical short. |