Rocky Mount Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 29, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Alan Silver succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident four days earlier.
He was responding to a robbery call when his patrol car collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Hunter Hill and Woodruff Roads.
The officer was flown to Pitt Memorial Hospital where he remained in critical condition until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Silver had served with the Rocky Mount Police Department for 1 year. He is survived by his parents, brother, and girlfriend.
The Winstead Ave. Bridge in Rocky Mount over Interstate 64 was named the "Alan Christopher Silver Bridge" in his honer.