Roll of Honor
Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman
Incident
Constable Pete Zimmerman was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing a speeding vehicle on Route 522 near the Pennsylvania Sand Glass plant between Hancock and Berkeley Springs.
He was attempting to overtake several cars during the pursuit when he collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Constable Zimmerman, his wife, and the occupant of the other vehicle were all killed in the collision. The vehicle he was pursuing fled the area.
Constable Zimmerman and his wife, Emma, were survived by their two sons and four grandchildren.
Survivors
Constable Zimmerman and his wife, Emma, were survived by their two sons and four grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Zimmerman served with the Morgan County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Berkeley Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Zimmerman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman's cause is highlighted.
How Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman is highlighted in Dec.