Rahway Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Monday, April 12, 1926
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: April 12, 1926
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Remer was killed in an accident while on his department motorcycle.
Sergeant Remer, the department's Traffic Sergeant, was on patrol on his motorcycle traveling on St. George Avenue when a delivery truck made a left turn in front of him at the intersection of Sycamore Street. He struck the side of the truck sustaining fatal injuries.
The desk Sergeant on duty that day at the Rahway Police Headquarters was the father of Officer Remer, and was one of the first to receive the report that an officer had been killed.