Patrolman Roy W. Buckner, Jr.

Roy W. Buckner, Jr.

Patrolman Roy Buckner succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he was involved in an accident while escorting a city fire truck.

The driver of the fire truck swerved left to avoid an open manhole cover. Patrolman Buckner also swerved left to avoid being struck by the truck, hit a raised manhole cover and was thrown off his motorcycle into an illegaly-parked truck. He was transported to a local hospital and remained there until he died.

Patrolman Buckner is survived by his wife, daughter, son, and his mother.