Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Thursday, May 2, 1968
Add to My HeroesRobert L. Williams
Officer Robert Williams succumbed to injuries from an automobile accident the previous day.
Officer Williams' patrol car experienced a mechanical failure, causing it to collide with another vehicle on Trinity Lane and flip over. He was transported to General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Williams Was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Metro Nashville Police Department for five years. He was survived by his daughter.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour 5 years
- Badge 224
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Incident Date Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsI joined the NMPD in 1967 and worked the downtown area with Bob, in fact we shared an apartment for a while. He was a great police officer in 1967, but he was an officer for his time, not today. I would not be a police officer in today's Nashville. So much has changed since that time. Both good and not so good. I will never forget Bob Williams. He help mold me into the officer I became and my thirty -year career that followed. Tommy Jacobs, RIP brother.
Lt. Thomas Jacobs
Metro Police Nashville, TN
October 8, 2022
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