Corporal Leroy John Baker
New York State Police
New York
End of Watch: Sunday, August 24, 1930

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: Sunday, August 24, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Corporal Baker was electrocuted when he attempted to move a utility pole from a roadway in Newkirks. Corporal Baker was the first Trooper on the scene of a car accident that snapped a utility pole, which fell and blocked the Caroga Lake-Johnstown Road. He was in the process of removing the pole from the highway when he accidentally touched a wire carrying 2,300 volts.

Trooper Baker had been with the agency for nine years.