Henderson Police Department, Nevada
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 13, 1956
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 13, 1956
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Edward Meagher was killed in an automobile crash while driving a new city fire truck to a report of a fire.
The fire truck struck another vehicle while going through an intersection. During the time period city police officers were often used to drive the fire trucks to the scenes of fires.
Patrolman Meagher had served with the Henderson Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and child.