Sunday, June 24, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 24

June 24, 1919 – Office George Woessner was killed in a motorcycle accident at 22nd Street South and Lake Street [Minneapolis], when he swerved to avoid a car driving the wrong way. He was responding to a call involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd waiting for a streetcar. Officer Woessner had been a member of the Minneapolis Police Department for seven years and was survived by his wife.”
http://www.odmp.org/officer/14419-officer-george-woessner

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