Detective Corporal
Louis William Donald Jr.
Gary Police Department
Monday, August 27, 2001
Age: 33
Served: 9 years
Badge #: 447
Panel 13E, Line 22 (2002)
Panel L31, Line 11
Gary Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Vehicle pursuit
Date/Time of Incident
Monday, August 27, 2001
09:30 pm
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
25th Avenue and Chase Street, Gary
Incident County
Lake
Incident Township
Calumet
Weapon Used
None
Suspect Disposition
Discharged in 2008
Burial Place
Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary
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   Detective Corporal Louis Donald was killed in a single-vehicle accident during a vehicle pursuit while working a special traffic detail in the Tolleston neighborhood.

   He was traveling westbound as he approached the intersection where another officer was stopped in the eastbound lanes. Detective Corporal Donald attempted to avoid a collision when he lost control of his squad car and struck a light pole.

   Three male subjects were subsequently apprehended a mile-and-a-half away after crashing into a ditch. The 22-year-old driver was later convicted of resisting law enforcement, sentenced to seven years in prison and discharged in 2008.

   Detective Corporal Donald was survived by his daughter, three sons, parents and two sisters.

Military Service


United States Army
1986–1986 ▪ 1987–1990



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