Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 6, 1931
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Patterson was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a rescue call.
Officer Patterson was riding in a patrol wagon which crashed at 9th and Pine streets while the officers were rushing to a cave-in at 12th and Market streets where five workers were buried alive. The wagon struck a car and veered into a utility pole. Three other officers were hurt and Officer Patterson was killed.