| Police Officer William F. Wilson
St. Paul Police Department
Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 6, 1923 Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 6, 1923
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Wilson and Officer Earl Hackert were killed in an automobile as they and two other officers left the fair grounds. Their car was riding in the streetcar tracks but left the tracks near Van Buren and Snelling Streets. When they attempted to get back into the streetcar tracks the vehicle went out of control and struck a building. Officer Hackert and Officer Wilson were killed and the other two officers were injured when bricks and iron beams from the building fell onto the car. Officer Wilson had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his wife. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
