Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer William Snyder succumbed to injuries sustained in October 1993 after being struck by a car while directing traffic at a construction zone in which the road had been reduced to one lane. The driver of an approaching car disregarded Officer Snyder's signals to stop and struck him as he attempted to move to safety. It is believed the elderly driver did not see Officer Snyder due to other distractions. Officer Snyder never regained consciousness after being injured and succumbed to his injuries three months later. Officer Snyder was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Groton Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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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.
Officer Snyder gave the Groton City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Groton 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William J. Snyder, Sr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Officer William J. Snyder, Sr. is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Groton City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William J. Snyder, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William J. Snyder, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William J. Snyder, Sr. is highlighted in Jan.
Military Service
William J. Snyder, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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