FRED W SCOTT

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 2-W: 26
Department: Rock Falls, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: June 7, 1937
Cause: PHYS
Age: 40
Years of Service: 5
Description: On May 15, 1937, Patrolman Scott was directing traffic when he stepped back to avoid a vehicle that was traveling towards him. The driver of the car swerved left at the same time Patrolman Scott stepped back and accidentally struck him. Officer Scott suffered a fractured leg and was rushed to the hospital where he remained until his death three weeks later of a pulmonary embolism.
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