Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Thursday, May 15, 1958
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 1060
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: May 14, 1958
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer French succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a motorcycle accident on the Ford Expressway.
Officer French was driving east in the morning into the sun on I-94 under Grand River Avenue and didn't see a 12x12 timber workers had placed across the ramp. His helmet came off during the accident and he sustained major head injuries.
Officer French was a U.S Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and had served with the Detroit Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife and child.