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| Corporal Gregory A. May
Maryland State Police
Maryland
End of Watch: Sunday, January 19, 1986 Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 19, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Corporal May and Trooper Carey Poetzman were killed in a helicopter accident while responding to a medical transport request.
The officers had been dispatched from the Frederick Airport, in Frederick County, to Carroll County, for a gunshot victim. Their helicopter encountered Instrument Meteorological Conditions and crashed in a heavily wooded area of Leakin Park, located in Baltimore City, Maryland. The crash caused the Maryland State Police to look for a more powerful and safer aircraft.
Corporal May was survived by his wife and son. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
