"Officer Thomas Crouch was struck by a car and killed while setting out traffic cones on the eastbound lanes of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. He had served with the Maryland Toll Facilities Police Department for 24 years. He was survived by his wife and three children". Source: ODMP.
The Maryland Toll Facilities Police Department has been absorbed by or is a component of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, based out of Baltimore, MD. They have a total of three fallen officers, one of which was Officer Crouch. Source: ODMP
Officer Thomas R. Crouch
Age: 52
Maryland Toll Facilities Police
Service: 1967 - October 31, 1991
Assignment: William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge
On the morning of Thursday, October 31, 1991, Officer Crouch was directing traffic on the eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge. At 9:01 a.m., a motorist struck Officer Crouch while he was deploying traffic cones. Officer Crouch was flown by Medevac to Shock Trauma, where he was pronounced dead at 1:08 p.m. Source: Maryland Department of Transportation.
Article from April 2015: "Thirty years of Fallen Heroes Ceremony honors Marylanders killed in the line of duty"
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