Police Officer Jerome R. Christman
Metro-Dade Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, December 3, 1960

Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 3, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Christman was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a silent alarm at a bank. As he approached the intersection of SW 112th Street and SW 87th Avenue he observed another car that he thought he was going to enter the intersection. He attempted to take evasive action and lost control of his patrol car. The patrol car struck a pole and he was thrown from the vehicle. The pole, which was cracked, then fell onto Officer Christman's body, killing him.

Officer Christman had been with the agency for one year.