Parkton Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, December 29, 1951
Add to My HeroesBenjamin Franklin Townsend
Chief of Police Benjamin Townsend was struck and killed by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad passenger train No. 78.
He was conducting a foot patrol of the railroad tracks at approximately 11:00 pm when he was struck 70 feet north of the town's highway crossing.
Chief Townsend was survived by his wife, son, grandson, and two brothers.
Bio
- Age 68
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by train
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