Charleston Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 60
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 16, 1975
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Wesley Smith was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a robbery in progress call at the Riverview Holiday Inn.
He lost control of his patrol on the ramp of the Highway 61 overpass over Highway 17 about 1:40 am. The patrol car struck the abutment.
The robbery was later determined to only be a larceny.
Patrolman Smith was a U.S. Navy veteran.