John Bass
1950
John Frank Bass Jr..
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
What Happened
Trooper John Bass was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on 24th Avenue, West of 5th Street in Cordele, Georgia. At 7:00 p.m., he was returning to the station from his lunch break when he was hit. He was transported to Adams Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries over an hour later. When the driver was apprehended shortly after fleeing the crash scene, he was intoxicated. He pleaded nolo contendere and was fined $300 of a $1000 fine and given a three-year suspended sentence. Trooper Bass was a United States Army WWII military police veteran and had served with the Georgia State Patrol for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
Also Served
Georgia State Patrol
Trooper
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