Troy Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Thursday, December 11, 1969
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 11, 1969
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Charles Smetana was killed in a single-vehicle car crash while responding to the report of a traffic accident with injuries.
His patrol car struck a bridge pillar on I-75 at Sixteen Mile.
Officer Smetana was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Troy Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Detroit Police Department for three years.