Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Pete Zimmerman was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing a speeding vehicle on Route 522 near the Pennsylvania Sand Glass plant between Hancock and Berkeley Springs.
He was attempting to overtake several cars during the pursuit when he collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Constable Zimmerman, his wife, and the occupant of the other vehicle were all killed in the collision. The vehicle he was pursuing fled the area.
Constable Zimmerman and his wife, Emma, were survived by their two sons and four grandchildren.
Survivors
Constable Zimmerman and his wife, Emma, were survived by their two sons and four grandchildren.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Zimmerman served with the Morgan County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Berkeley Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Zimmerman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Levin Oliver Zimmerman is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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