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William Jay Hetrick Jr.
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Police Officer

William Jay Hetrick Jr.

Clay Township Police Department — Genoa, OH
Accident
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End of Watch July 10, 2000
Age 30
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Bill Hetrick was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer while he was on patrol on Ohio 51 near Reiman Road at 4:30 am.

Officer Hetrick was assisting the Genoa Police Department and was driving their patrol car when the incident occurred. He had just finished investigating an accident and was driving on State Route 51 in heavy fog when a tractor-trailer pulled out from a side street, colliding with his patrol car. Officer Hetrick died at the scene.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hetrick gave the Clay Township Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Genoa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hetrick.

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

Agency

Department Clay Township Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Genoa, OH
Platform Identity ctpd.stark.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 2000
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer William Jay Hetrick Jr. 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Clay Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Jay Hetrick Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William Jay Hetrick Jr. Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Jay Hetrick Jr. is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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