George W. Fridinger

Hagerstown Police Department — Hagerstown, MD

Accident

End of Watch February 26, 1918

Age 58

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Chief of Police George Fridinger died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by a streetcar at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Boulevard. He and the city street superintendent were inspecting the streets in the area and they had the blinds of the Ford vehicle pulled down because of the wind. The street superintendent drove in front of the Hagerstown and Frederick Electric Railway streetcar and was struck broadside, causing the vehicle to be pushed 40 feet along the tracks and overturn. Chief Fridinger was transported to Washington County Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later. Chief Fridinger had served with the Hagerstown Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Fridinger gave the Hagerstown Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hagerstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Fridinger.

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

Agency

Department Hagerstown Police Department

Location Hagerstown, MD

Platform Identity hpd.washington.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1918

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police George W. Fridinger 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 Hagerstown Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hagerstown Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident