Patrolman William Donald Paradine, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Patrolman William Donald Paradine

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Wednesday, September 14, 1932

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William Donald Paradine

Patrolman William Paradine and Patrolman George Kruth were killed shortly before midnight when their patrol motorcycles collided head-on on a sharp curve on Peninsula Drive in Peninsula State Park (modern-day Presque Isle State Park).

The crash occurred on Patrolman Paradine's last shift as a seasonal police officer for the park before returning to Princeton University as a student.

Patrolman Paradine had served with the Peninsula State Park Police for several months. He was survived by his parents.

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Age 23
Tour 3 months
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Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash

routine driving

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