Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Thursday, July 1, 1954
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 1, 1954
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Walter Davis was killed when his patrol car was involved in an automobile crash on Harford Road near Montebello Terrace at 5:07 a.m.
The lights on the traffic pylons were not working, and his patrol car struck a pylon on the roadway. He passed away at Union Memorial Hospital.
Officer Davis was a United States Naval Reserve WWII veteran and had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters,