Chief of Police Dion Rastus Nelson, Sr.

Chief of Police Dion Rastus Nelson, Sr. | York Police Department, Alabama
York Police Department, Alabama
Chief of Police Dion Rastus Nelson, Sr.

York Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch Saturday, September 24, 2005

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Dion Rastus Nelson, Sr.

Chief of Police Dion Nelson was killed in an automobile crash on Highway 17 while responding to another accident call in a period of heavy rain during the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.

During the response, his vehicle hydroplaned and struck the rails of a bridge. He was transported to a hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, where he succumbed to injuries.

Chief Nelson was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and had served in law enforcement for seven years. He was survived by his fiancee, two sons, two daughters, and mother.

Bio

  • Age 34
  • Tour 7 years
  • Badge 301
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash

accident, single vehicle crash, weather

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Dear Dion we miss you so much you just don't understand it hasn't gotten easy at all, our Mother tries to stay strong but she misses her baby so much! DJ came and visited me hung out with his cousins Savonna and Trin and it was such a joy to see how they bounded brought so much joy !! Keep watching over us brother and I love you big sister VaTonya

Vatonya Terrell
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September 26, 2024

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