Beaumont Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, April 26, 1950
Add to My HeroesHenry Norman Williams
Motorcycle Officer Henry Williams was killed when his police motorcycle struck a car that failed to yield to him at an intersection.
The driver of the vehicle was charged with negligent homicide.
Officer Williams was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Beaumont Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and children.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 2 years
- Badge 145
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicular assault
- Weapon Automobile
- Offender Charged with negligent homicide
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View all 9 ReflectionsBeaumont Police officer remembered 70 years after being killed in line of duty
Posted on April 26, 2020 Ch. 12 News
On April 26, 1950, Officer Henry Norman Williams was killed when a car failed to yield and hit his motorcycle
BEAUMONT, Texas — Seventy years later, a Beaumont police officer and WWII veteran is being remembered after he was killed in the line of duty.
On April 26, 1950, Officer Henry Norman Williams was killed when a car failed to yield, hitting his motorcycle.
Williams served in the U.S. Army during WWII and had been with the Beaumont Police Department for two years.
The driver was charged with negligent homicide.
From Beaumont Police Department:
Today, The Beaumont Police Department remembers Officer Henry Norman Williams killed in the line of duty on April 26, 1950.
Officer Williams was killed when a car that failed to yield to him at an intersection, struck his motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle was charged with negligent homicide.
Officer Williams was a U.S Army veteran of World War II and had been with the agency for two years.
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