Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 19, 1957
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 1157
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: June 19, 1957
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Gid Ward was struck and killed by a truck on US Highway 41, near Cleveland Avenue.
He was investigating a broken down vehicle on the northbound side of the South Expressway when a truck, whose driver had fallen asleep, ran off the road and hit him as he was standing next to has patrol car. He was killed instantly.
Officer Ward was survived by his wife and two daughters.