Robert K. Nelson

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident Veteran

End of Watch September 19, 1958

Age 25

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Badge 671

The Vigil Panel 94 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Robert Nelson succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Broadway and Chase Street. Officer Nelson was traveling northbound on Broadway when he was struck by a vehicle that did not yield while turning. He never regained consciousness and died five days later at St. Joseph's Hospital. A month earlier, Officer Nelson was shot at while attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect. Officer Nelson was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 18 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Nelson gave the Baltimore City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 19, 1958

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 25

Badge Number 671

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert K. Nelson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Robert K. Nelson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident