U.S. Army · United States 
Charles Wright
1948
Charles Willis Wright Jr. served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer Charles Wright succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier when his vehicle crashed during a high-speed pursuit of a whiskey bootlegger on Briarcliff Road. The suspect's vehicle also crashed at the same location. The driver fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later. Officer Wright was a U.S Army veteran of World war I and was survived by his expectant wife, son, and brother. His brother also served with the police department.
Survivors
S Army veteran of World war I and was survived by his expectant wife, son, and brother.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
DeKalb County Police Department
Officer
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