Chief Frederick F. Kundts
Entered Division of Police:
December 19, 1922
Died in the Line of Duty:
March 22, 1936
Chief Frederick F. Kundts died as a result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident while operating a city-owned vehicle and in the performance of his official duties. Chief Kundts was returning to Columbus after surveying flood conditions in southern Ohio for the American Red Cross, and the accident occurred on State Route 3 in Clinton County. Chief Kundts had planned to make a floor survey during an airplane flight with Colonel Black of the Highway Patrol. However, due to a Finance Committee meeting at City Hall with other department heads, Chief Kundts cancelled the flight and made the trip in a city-owned vehicle. Mr. Wendell Wright operated the automobile that collided head-on with the automobile driven by Chief Kundts. Information from several new articles indicated that Mr. Wright and the occupants of his automobile had been consuming alcohol during the evening of the accident.