North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Thursday, May 27, 1948
Paul Winefred Smith
Patrolman Paul Smith drowned after his patrol car's hood came open, causing him to lose control of the vehicle on Route 49A in Davidson County. The car overturned into a water-filled ditch trapping him inside. He was taken to the hospital in Albemarle where he died the following day.
Patrolman Smith was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Drowned
- Incident Date Wednesday, May 26, 1948
Most Recent Reflection
View all 7 ReflectionsTime may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless
Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas
May 27, 2015
Recent LODD Deaths
Senior Police Officer Christopher Driver
Rocky Mount Police Department, NC
EOW: June 23, 2018
Correctional Officer Tawanna Marin
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: June 18, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Theresa King
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: June 16, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Patrick Rohrer
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: June 15, 2018
Sergeant Charles Salaway
New York State Police, NY
EOW: June 9, 2018
Police Officer Malcus Williams, II
Ashland Police Department, OR
EOW: March 2, 2018
Collection Operations Manager Christopher Todd Bacon
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Intelligence, US
EOW: June 7, 2018
Police Officer Charles G. Irvine, Jr.
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: June 7, 2018
Trooper First Class Walter Greene
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: May 31, 2018