Hadley Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch Sunday, June 29, 1930
Harold A. Pelissier
Patrolman Harold Pelissier was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting an ambulance transporting a mother and her two children to the Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.
As he traveled on the Northampton-Amherst Highway, now Route 9, an elderly man confused by the sirens stepped into the path near the intersection of West Street. After striking the man, Patrolman Pelissier struck a utility pole. The elderly man was killed instantly, and Patrolman Pelissier died within hours from his injuries.
Patrolman Pelissier had been with the agency for four years.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
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