Maryland State Police, Maryland
End of Watch Sunday, January 19, 1986
Add to My HeroesGregory A. May
Corporal May and Trooper Carey Poetzman were killed in a helicopter accident while responding to a medical transport request.
The officers had been dispatched from the Frederick Airport, in Frederick County, to Carroll County, for a gunshot victim. Their helicopter encountered Instrument Meteorological Conditions and crashed in a heavily wooded area of Leakin Park, located in Baltimore City, Maryland. The crash caused the Maryland State Police to look for a more powerful and safer aircraft.
Corporal May was survived by his wife and son.
Bio
- Age 31
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
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EOW: January 19, 1986
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