Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Aircraft accident
Incident Date: 3/23/1982
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Whiteman and Officer Kelley Smythe were killed in a helicopter accident while assisting patrol officers during a car chase. Dispatchers lost contact with the helicopter during the chase. It was later discovered to have struck a tree and crashed near 66th Street and Lakewood Avenue.
The helicopter program was only ten days old at the time of the accident.
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