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Patrol Officer Elwyn A. Fletcher | Lower Merion Township Police Department, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrol Officer

Elwyn A. Fletcher

Lower Merion Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Thursday, June 9, 1927

Biographical Info

Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: June 9, 1927
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Fletcher was killed in a motorcycle while attempting to stop a speeder on Montgomery Avenue in Ardmore. One of the tires on his motorcycle blew out, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle. He was thrown to the street and suffered severe injuries. He was transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.

Officer Fletcher was survived by his wife.