Gerard T. Dowd

1962 - 1990


Trooper Gerard Dowd, 28, was killed in a fatal accident,
September 12, 1990, when his patrol vehicle collided with a
tractor-trailer at the intersection of Delaware Route 54 and
Maryland 353. He was, at the time of his death, responding
to an emergency call to assist a fellow officer at a fight in
progress near Frankford, Delaware. Gerry Dowd was
assigned to the patrol division at Troop 5, Bridgeville.