Officer Francis Weldon Bennett

Francis Weldon Bennett

Officer Francis Bennett was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to catch a speeder in the 10000 block of Stemmons Freeway

Another vehicle moved into his path and he swerved to avoid hitting hit, causing his car to strike a guardrail. He was ejected from the cruiser and crushed by it.

Officer Bennett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served the Dallas Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife.