Police Officer Robert K. Nelson

Robert K. Nelson

Police Officer Robert Nelson succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Broadway and Chase Street.

Officer Nelson was traveling northbound on Broadway when he was struck by a vehicle that did not yield while turning. He never regained consciousness and died five days later at St. Joseph's Hospital.

A month earlier, Officer Nelson was shot at while attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect.

Officer Nelson was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his expectant wife.