Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Iowa
End of Watch: Friday, June 8, 1973
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 30-2
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 8, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Williamson was killed in an automobile collision while responding to Superior after receiving reports of a 4-year-old boy who had been struck by a car.
He and another deputy were driving on a gravel road, with lights and sirens activated, when they collided with another car at the intersection of 170th Street and 330th Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Chief Deputy Williamson and the driver of the other vehicle were both killed in the collision. The other deputy suffered serious injuries.
Chief Deputy Williamson was a United States Navy Korea War veteran. He had served with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office for five years and had previously served with the Spencer Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and two sisters.