U.S. Navy · United States 
Wesley Smith
1975
Wesley John Smith served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Patrolman Wesley Smith was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a robbery in progress call at the Riverview Holiday Inn. He lost control of his patrol on the ramp of the Highway 61 overpass over Highway 17 about 1:40 am. The patrol car struck the abutment. The robbery was later determined to only be a larceny. Patrolman Smith was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Charleston Police Department
Patrolman
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