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Corporal Benjamin T. Newman | Idaho State Police, Idaho
Idaho State Police, Idaho

Corporal

Benjamin T. Newman

Idaho State Police, Idaho

End of Watch: Saturday, March 3, 1962

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: March 3, 1962
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Corporal Newman suffered a fatal heart attack after helping a couple push their car out of a large snow drift. He had been working around the clock assisting motorists with stalled cars on State Highway 33 following a major snow storm.
Corporal Newman had been with the agency for 14 years.