K9 Hero

Nero

Hattiesburg Police Department — Hattiesburg, MS

Automobile crash German Shepherd

Service Record

End of Watch June 20, 2012

Weapon Automobile; Commercial

K9 Profile

Breed German Shepherd

Cause Automobile crash

Agency

Department Hattiesburg Police Department

Location Hattiesburg, MS

Incident

K9 Nero was killed when the patrol car he was in was rear-ended by a tractor trailer on I-59.

His handler, who was injured in the crash, had stopped the vehicle to assist a stranded motorist when the incident occurred.