MrJim911
08-23-2002, 17:51
Police Officer Crystal D. Sheffield
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
End of Watch: August 22, 2002
Date of Incident: August 21, 2002
Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 3 yr
Suspect Info: Not available
Weapon Used: Not available
Officer Sheffield succumbed to injuries received approximately 12 hours earlier when her patrol car collided with another patrol car as the two units were responding to backup another officer just before 2330 hours. The collision occurred at the intersection of Lafayette and Carey Streets. Officer Sheffield, who was assigned to the Western District, was driving a marked patrol unit and the other vehicle was an unmarked unit. Both were responding with lights and sirens. Officer Sheffield was transported to a local hospital where she remained in a coma until her death. The two officers in the other unit were treated and released.
Officer Sheffield is the first female officer with her agency to be killed in the line of duty. She had been with the agency for three years and is survived by her husband and 11-year-old son.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
End of Watch: August 22, 2002
Date of Incident: August 21, 2002
Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 3 yr
Suspect Info: Not available
Weapon Used: Not available
Officer Sheffield succumbed to injuries received approximately 12 hours earlier when her patrol car collided with another patrol car as the two units were responding to backup another officer just before 2330 hours. The collision occurred at the intersection of Lafayette and Carey Streets. Officer Sheffield, who was assigned to the Western District, was driving a marked patrol unit and the other vehicle was an unmarked unit. Both were responding with lights and sirens. Officer Sheffield was transported to a local hospital where she remained in a coma until her death. The two officers in the other unit were treated and released.
Officer Sheffield is the first female officer with her agency to be killed in the line of duty. She had been with the agency for three years and is survived by her husband and 11-year-old son.