Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 14, 1929
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 10 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 14, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Wells Hammond was killed when his motorcycle skid on the wet roadway. He was thrown from the motorcycle into the path of a motor vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, and run over.
Patrolman Hammond was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol for ten months. He was survived by his parents and six siblings.