Kettering Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Monday, April 3, 1972
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 11 months
Badge Number: 43
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 3, 1972
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Paul Metzger was killed in an automobile crash at West Dorothy Lane and Patterson Boulevard while responding to assist a security guard who had apprehended a shoplifting suspect.
During the response Patrolman Metzger's patrol car hydroplaned on the wet road surface and struck a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.
Patrolman Metzger was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Kettering Police Department for just under three years.