Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Sunday, September 28, 1930
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 27, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Charged with manslaughter
Patrolman Charles Better succumbed to injuries sustained the previous days in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Route 1 in the town of Danvers.
Another vehicle had swerved into his lane, striking him head-on, and throwing him into a stone wall across from the state hospital. The driver who caused the crash was charged with manslaughter.
Patrolman Better was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for seven months. He was survived by his wife, mother, and sister.