South Bend Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch Saturday, August 19, 1967
Add to My HeroesRonald S. St. Germain, Sr.
Patrolman Ronald St. Germain was killed in a motorcycle accident after escorting a caravan carrying handicapped children to a circus at the fairgrounds. While returning on his three-wheeled motorcycle, it ran off the roadway crashing through a metal fence before causing Patrolman St. Germain to be thrown head first into a tree, causing a broken neck and internal bleeding which he died from.
Patrolman St. Germain had served with the South Bend Police Department for three years.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour 3 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
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