Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Carey Poetzman and Corporal Gregory May were killed in a helicopter accident while responding to a medical transport request. The officers had been dispatched from the Frederick Airport in Frederick County to Carroll County to transport a gunshot victim. Their helicopter encountered Instrument Meteorological Conditions and crashed in a heavily wooded area of Leakin Park in Baltimore City. The crash caused the Maryland State Police to look for a more powerful and safer aircraft. Trooper Poetzman had served with the agency for 6 years.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Poetzman gave the Maryland State Police 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Poetzman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Carey S. Poetzman 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 Maryland State Police, 28 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carey S. Poetzman's cause is highlighted.
How Carey S. Poetzman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carey S. Poetzman is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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