KCPD Memorial Lest We Forget
Honoring the Fallen
Officer
David Campbell Woodson
Kansas City, MO Police Dept
EOW: Monday, August 12, 1968
Date of incident: August 9, 1968
Age: 23
DOB: 1945
Badge# 596
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Location: Jackson CountyLocation: 41st & Woodland
Suspect: Cited

Officer David Woodson died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

On August 9, 1968, Tactical Officer David Woodson was driving an unmarked vehicle at 41st and Woodland when his vehicle was struck broadside by another vehicle that was being pushed by a third vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. The patrol car was spun around from the force of the impact and Officer Woodson was thrown from his police car, striking his head on the curb. He was taken to at Menorah Hospital where he died from his injuries three days later on August 12, 1968.

The driver of the other vehicle was cited for careless driving and failure to possess a valid driver's license.

Officer Woodson had been with the Kansas City Police Department for four years and was survived by his wife, son and daughter. Interred: Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri.

Article by Brent Marchant

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