Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Thursday, May 2, 1968
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 224
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 1, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Robert Williams succumbed to injuries from an automobile accident the previous day.
Officer Williams' patrol car experienced a mechanical failure, causing it to collide with another vehicle on Trinity Lane and flip over. He was transported to General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Williams Was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Metro Nashville Police Department for five years. He was survived by his daughter.