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Patrolman Willie Lester Smith | Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama
Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman

Willie Lester Smith

Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch: Saturday, March 25, 1972

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 13, 1969
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Smith succumbed to injuries received three years earlier when the patrol car he and Sergeant Clarence Martin were riding in was struck head-on by a car driving on the wrong side of the road. Sergeant Martin was also killed in the accident.
Patrolman Smith had been with the agency for one year.