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Lieutenant Bernard C. Hill | Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas

Lieutenant

Bernard C. Hill

Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas

End of Watch: Sunday, May 28, 1967

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: 71

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 28, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Bernard Hill was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle that had crossed the center median of the Kansas Turnpike, near Andover.

The vehicle had been towing a trailer that jackknifed on the slick road surface and broke free. Both the vehicle and the trailer crossed the median and the vehicle struck Lieutenant Hill's patrol car head-on. trailer that had broken free from another vehicle driving in the opposite direction.

The passenger of the other vehicle was killed and the driver was seriously injured.

Lieutenant Hill had served with the agency for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.