Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 1, 1937
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 1, 1937
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Private Edward Merson was killed in an automobile crash while responding to reports that a victim had drowned after a car became submerged in Blue Pond, in Rossville.
His vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree near Muirkirk.
An empty car was later pulled from the pond and it was determined that nobody had been inside of it when it submerged.
Private Merson had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and six children.