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Trooper William L. Carroll, Jr. | New Jersey State Police, New Jersey
New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

Trooper

William L. Carroll, Jr.

New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

End of Watch: Thursday, July 12, 1984

Biographical Info

Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 5 years, 5 months
Badge Number: 3296

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: July 12, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Convicted of careless driving

Trooper William Carroll was struck and killed by a vehicle at mile-marker 76 on New Jersey Turnpike. He had just completed a traffic stop of a tractor-trailer when he was struck by another tractor-trailer.

He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries nine hours later.

The driver who struck him was convicted of careless driving.

Trooper Carroll had served with the New Jersey State Police for five years. He was survived by his wife, parents, and five siblings.