Bio & Incident Details
Age: 31
Tour: 1 year
Badge # 332
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 3/20/2001
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Sentenced to 20 years
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Patrolman Douglas Adams was killed in an automobile accident involving two police cruisers.
The two officers were responding to back up an officer who was in a foot pursuit at the time. Their cruisers collided at an intersection, killing Patrolman Adams instantly. The officer in the other cruiser suffered minor injuries. The suspect involved in the foot pursuit was eventually captured. He was convicted of drug trafficking and resisting arrest, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Patrolman Adams had served with the Elkhart Police Department for just under one year. He was survived by his wife.
