Benjamin T. Newman

Department

Idaho State Police

Biographical Info

• Age: 46
• Tour of Duty: 14 years
• Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

• Cause of Death: Heart attack
• Date of Incident: Saturday, March 3, 1962

Corporal Newman suffered a fatal heart attack after helping a couple push their car out of a large snow drift. He had been working around the clock assisting motorists with stalled cars on State Highway 33 following a major snow storm. Corporal Newman had been with the agency for 14 years.