Samuel Kidwiler
1971
Samuel Steven Kidwiler.
How He Died
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Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Patrolman Samuel Kidwiler succumbed to a head injury he sustained on March 12th, 1971, when he fell from a fire truck on Maryland 478, one-half mile east of Knoxville, while assisting the fire department.
The fire company was returning from a call near Knoxville and Patrolman Kidwiler was riding the back step when the leather strap he was holding broke and he fell from the truck causing his death.
The fire company was returning from a call near Knoxville and Patrolman Kidwiler was riding the back step when the leather strap he was holding broke and he fell from the truck causing his death.
Service Record
Also Served
Brunswick Police Department
Patrolman
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