W I WRIGHT
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 46-E: 7
Department: Metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee, P.D.
End of Watch: March 4, 1914
Cause: AUTO
Age: 48
Years of Service: 9
Description: Patrolmen Wright and John Ryan were killed during training while Patrolman Ryan was teaching Patrolman Wright to drive the department's automobile. The patrol car drove off of a bridge and fell 30-feet to the ground. Patrolman Wright died at the scene. Patrolman Ryan died the next day of his injuries.
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