Bio & Incident Details
Age: 43
Tour: Not available
Badge # 102
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Incident Date: 12/7/1955
Weapon: Automobile
Suspect: Not available
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Lieutenant Carlough succumbed to complications of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident on December 7, 1955. He was assisting other units in a vehicle pursuit that originated in Troy, New York. He was travelling on Route 17 when he swerved to avoid a truck that was entering the highway and his patrol car struck a tractor trailer.
Lieutenant Carlough suffered multiple injuries and suffered severe allergic reactions to antiobotics he was placed on as a result. He died from his injuries on January 15, 1956.
He was survived by his wife and son.
