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Maryland Department of State Police

End of Watch: 6/16/1975
Age: 25
Years of Service: 1
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
National Memorial Panel: 38-E: 6

While assisting a disabled motorist, Trooper Hudson was struck by an intoxicated driver who drove through flares on the roadway used to warn oncoming traffic. The incident occurred near the Virginia line on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.​