Maryland State Police, Maryland
End of Watch Friday, October 7, 1938
Add to My HeroesEllsworth D. Dryden
Quartermaster Sergeant Ellsworth Dryden succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash on March 4th, 1933
He was escorting the Maryland's Governor Albert Ritchie home from the President Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration when his motorcycle collided with a bread tuck at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and 34th Street in Mount Rainier, Maryland. He was seriously injured in the crash and died after contracting a bloodstream infection.
Sergeant Dryden had served with the Maryland State Police for just under 10 years.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour 10 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
- Incident Date Saturday, March 4, 1933
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