Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 6/17/1955
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Sergeant Benton and Detective James Tindal were killed in an automobile accident near Holly Hill, South Carolina, while returning to Charleston to assist at the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire.
The two officers, along with their wives, had been in Charlotte, North Carolina, to represent the Charleston Police Department in a pistol competition. All members of the department were ordered to return to Charleston to assist at the scene of the fire. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident.
Policeman Lawrence Yates had been killed in the fire while attempting to rescue a citizen.
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Policeman Lawrence B. Aytes |
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Detective James F. Tindal |
