Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 14, 1932
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 14, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman William Paradine and Patrolman George Kruth were killed when their patrol motorcycles collided head-on on a sharp curve on the Peninsula Highway in Waterworks Park (modern day Presque Isle State Park).
The accident occurred on Patrolman Paradine's last day as a seasonal police officer for the park before returning to Princeton University as a student.
Patrolman Paradine was single at the time of his death.