Officer Ronnie W. Hassell was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
Date of Death: December 2, 1972
Rank: Officer
Age: 20
Years of Service: One
Marital Status: Married
Children: One
Location of Death: 29th and M Street, NW
Circumstance:
While riding a scooter southbound on 29th Street at M Street NW, a hit-and-run driver ran the red light on M Street and struck Officer Hassell. Officer Hassell died from head injuries when his helmet flew off.
Officer Hassell was interred in North Carolina.
The hit and run driver was arrested the next day at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
Date of Death: December 2, 1972
Rank: Officer
Age: 20
Years of Service: One
Marital Status: Married
Children: One
Location of Death: 29th and M Street, NW
Circumstance:
While riding a scooter southbound on 29th Street at M Street NW, a hit-and-run driver ran the red light on M Street and struck Officer Hassell. Officer Hassell died from head injuries when his helmet flew off.
Officer Hassell was interred in North Carolina.
The hit and run driver was arrested the next day at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
Officer Ronnie W. Hassell was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
Date of Death: December 2, 1972
Rank: Officer
Age: 20
Years of Service: One
Marital Status: Married
Children: One
Location of Death: 29th and M Street, NW
Circumstance:
While riding a scooter southbound on 29th Street at M Street NW, a hit-and-run driver ran the red light on M Street and struck Officer Hassell. Officer Hassell died from head injuries when his helmet flew off.
Officer Hassell was interred in North Carolina.
The hit and run driver was arrested the next day at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
Date of Death: December 2, 1972
Rank: Officer
Age: 20
Years of Service: One
Marital Status: Married
Children: One
Location of Death: 29th and M Street, NW
Circumstance:
While riding a scooter southbound on 29th Street at M Street NW, a hit-and-run driver ran the red light on M Street and struck Officer Hassell. Officer Hassell died from head injuries when his helmet flew off.
Officer Hassell was interred in North Carolina.
The hit and run driver was arrested the next day at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
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