Lieutenant Dan Kromer
Taylor Police Department,
Michigan
End of Watch:
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Age: 54
Years on the job:
20
Badge Number:
NA
Cause of death:
Struck by vehicle
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54-year-old auxiliary police officer
Lieutenant Dan Kromer was killed by hit-and-run driver while he was
assisting a motorist on a freeway shoulder when he was struck by the
vehicle.
Investigators say the suspect's vehicle was last seen exiting Interstate 94
in the Detroit suburb about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Lt. Dan Kromer was pronounced
dead Tuesday night at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn. He was a 20-year veteran
of the all-volunteer Taylor Auxiliary Police Department.
Police were looking for a white, possible late 1990s or early 2000 model
Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis or similar model with heavy front
end damage.
Auxiliary officers are volunteers whose duties include traffic control and
stranded motorists. Auxiliary Lieutenant Kromer had served with the Taylor
Police Department for 20 years.
Agency Information
Taylor Police Department
23515 Goddard Road
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: (734) 287-6611