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Sergeant Doug Weddleton
Massachusetts State Police,
Massachusetts
End of Watch:
Friday, June 18, 2010
Age:
52
Years on the job:
28
Badge Number:
NA
Cause of death:
Vehicular assault |
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Veteran state trooper
Sergeant Doug Weddleton
was killed while on a highway traffic detail
in Mansfield early yesterday morning in a bizarre accident in which one
alleged drunk driver plowed into another, trapping the trooper under a car
as his body was dragged across the highway.
Sergeant Douglas Weddleton, a 52-year-old father of four, had parked his
cruiser at the entrance to a highway exit ramp on the northbound side of
Interstate 95 with his blue lights flashing to prevent traffic from entering
about 1:30 a.m. when an alleged drunk driver in an Acura tried to maneuver
past him.
Weddleton stopped the Acura and began talking to the driver, Kenneth Weiand,
a 43-year-old state probation worker. At that moment, a Ford truck driven by
Anthony Perry, a 45-year-old carpenter from Hyde Park who had been watching
the NBA Finals at a Rhode Island bar, slammed into the Acura. Perry
later told police he was traveling at 65 miles per hour.
The force of the impact caused the Acura, with Weiand inside, to veer left,
striking Weddleton and trapping the trooper underneath the car. He was
dragged across three lanes of the highway, as the nearby construction
workers desperately banged on the Acura’s windows, trying to get the car to
stop, according to a State Police report.
Sergeant Weddleton
had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 28 years. He is survived
by his wife and four sons. |
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police Special
Inc.
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