Durham Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 9881
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 17, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Charles Callemyn was killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to back up another officer on a traffic stop.
He lost control of his vehicle on Holloway Street and struck the underpass of Highway 70 at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Officer Callemyn was a United States Marine Corps and U.S. Army Reserves War on Terro veteran who had served with the Durham Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Duke University Police Department for six years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.