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Patrolman William Donald Paradine | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania

Patrolman

William Donald Paradine

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Wednesday, September 14, 1932

Biographical Info

Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

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.