John Nicholson Pacey

Died

24 December 1979

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

West Midlands Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Killed when his police car struck a telegraph pole after sliding on ice at a bend on Wolverhampton Road East.

Killed when his police car struck a telegraph pole after sliding on ice at a bend on Wolverhampton Road East.

Killed when his police car skidded on ice on a bend and crashed.

The accident happened about 4:15am near Parkfields School in Wolverhampton.

PC Pacey was based at Birmingham Road Police Station, Wolverhampton, and had served with West Midlands Police for almost ten years.

John died just two hours before he was due off duty, to go on a holiday break.