Carey S. Poetzman

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.