In memory of
Charles Thomas Connaughton
1930
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- May 15, 1930, aged 67
Their life
Town Marshal Charles Connaughton died of a heart attack as he was trying to arrest an intoxicated driver.
At approximately 10:30 pm, Marshal Connaughton attempted to arrest an intoxicated driver. The marshal was standing on the running boards of the vehicle as the driver sped off. Marshal Connaughton fell off the vehicle. An autopsy showed that he died of a heart attack during the incident.
The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated and sentenced to prison for three months.
Marshal Connaughton had served with the Montgomery Police Department for just over a month.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and five sons.
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