Elmer Hafer
1954
Elmer Roscoe Hafer.
How He Died
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Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Chief of Police Elmer Hafer was struck by a truck after telling the truck driver to move one mile west of Aberdeen. The driver was parked on the side of US 52 and sleeping when Chief Hafer woke him. As Chief Hafer returned to his vehicle, the trucker struck him. Chief Hafer was taken to the hospital and died six days later. Chief Hafer's father, Constable Lee Hafer of the Huntington Township Constable's Office, was killed in the line of duty two years earlier when he was also struck by a truck on Route 52. Chief Hafer had witnessed his father's death. Chief Hafer was United States Army WWII veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter.
Service Record
Also Served
Aberdeen Police Department
Chief of Police
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