Bio & Incident Details
Age: 70
Tour: 40 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 8/23/1952
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Constable Hans Gassaway succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Highway 68 in Warren County. He was returning to Barren County from taking a patient to Western State Hospital when his vehicle collided with a gas truck.
After speaking with a few bystanders at the scene he collapsed. He was transported to Samson Community Hospital where he died a short time later.
Constable Gassaway had been appointed to District One Constable only a few months earlier. He had served in law enforcement in Barren County for over 40 years.
