Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Friday, March 20, 1936
Add to My HeroesAlbert Alex Foster
Detective Foster was killed in an automobile accident while en route to extradite a man wanted on murder and fugitive from justice charges. He was traveling with officers from two other agencies at the time of the accident. The officers were traveling Southbound on Highway 41, in Coffee County, Tennessee when Detective Foster's car was struck head on by a coal truck. Detective Foster was pronounced dead at the scene. The other officers and prosecutor were injured and taken to Nashville General Hospital for treatment.
Detective Foster had served with the Nashville Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.
Bio
- Age 44
- Tour 14 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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