Pensacola Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 26, 1997
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Fled the scene
Officer Glenn Austraw was killed in an accident on his way to a required training course.
As he was driving on Interstate 10 near Davis Highway, a tractor-trailer cut him off and his personal truck flipped over numerous times in the median. The driver of the tractor-trailer fled the scene of the accident. Officer Austraw was pronounced dead at the scene. Although he was driving his personal vehicle, he was in uniform at the time of the accident.
Officer Austraw had served with the Pensacola Police Department for one year. He is survived by his expectant wife, and his young son. His wife later gave birth to his daughter, born on his birthday.