| Constable Russell Lemon Ontario Provincial Police Ontario End of Watch: Sunday, March 11, 1934 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: 355 Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Sunday, March 11, 1934 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Convicted Constable Lemon was stationed at Kitchener at the time of his death. He was a motorcycle police officer. He died from injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle and thrown 75 feet by the impact.
The driver of the car did not stop at the scene. Within two hours police found the driver and he was charged with manslaughter. The charge was later changed to criminal negligence causing death. Eventually the driver was found guilty for failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
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