Bradford Michael Erickson served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and 8 months. Bradford served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Police Officer Brad Erickson was killed after being struck by a heavy construction vehicle which was being backed up on Route 28, near the main entrance to Bell Tower Mall.
The accident occurred while he was directing traffic at a road paving project. After the collision, Officer Erickson was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injures approximately eight hours later.
The driver was charged with homicide and several traffic violations after it was determined that he had failed to fix the backup warning system on his dump truck when a mechanic notified it wasn't working two weeks prior.
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Erickson gave the Yarmouth Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Yarmouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Erickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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