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| Trooper William R. Bender
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, November 20, 1982 Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 313/1517 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Monday, October 25, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Bender succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he was struck by a tractor trailer while directing traffic at a construction site at US Route 23 and State Route 53 in Wyandot County. He was assigned to the Marion Post at the time of the incident.
Trooper Bender's father, Deputy William J. Bender, was killed in an on duty automobile accident on July 2, 1973, while serving with the Marion County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
