Private Thomas P. Carey
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 17, 1941

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 17, 1941
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Private Carey died after being exposed to tetrachloride fumes from a fire extinguisher. He and another officer had arrived on the scene of an accident in which a car was on fire. Private Carey used the fire extinguiser to put out the flames but immediately became ill. He was taken to a local doctor where he died approximately two hours later. All tetrachloride fire extinguisers issued to officers were immediately replaced with non-toxic fire extinguishers.

Private Carey had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife.