Crime & Safety
Twenty Years Ago … End of Watch GCPD Officer Snyder
The 44-year-old police officer William J. Snyder, Sr. was directing traffic when a car struck him.
Twenty years ago today, Groton City Police Department officer William J. Snyder, Sr. died from injuries he sustained in October 1993 when, as he was directing traffic in a construction zone, he was struck by a car.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, the 44-year-old police officer was working in a zone where the road had been reduced to one lane. An elderly driver either disregarded or did not see Snyder’s signals to stop and struck the 18-year veteran of the GCPD.
Sadly, Officer Snyder never regained consciousness after being injured and passed away on Jan. 16, 1994.
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