Patrolman Frank Beard Bell
End of Watch: Mon, Jan 2nd, 1939
Date of Incident: Mon, Jan 2nd, 1939
Cause of Death: Motorcycle Accident (Negligence)
Service Time: 2 years & 6 months
Age: 33
Survivors
His wife and one child
Incident
Patrolman Bell was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Kentucky 151 in Graefenburg.
He was traveling on U.S. 60 when a vehicle failed to stop at the intersection while turning onto the highway. The vehicle struck Patrolman Bell’s motorcycle. He was transported to a local hospital where he died six hours later.
The driver of the vehicle that struck him was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but a grand jury failed to return a true bill and the charges were dismissed.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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