Brad Browne hailed from Picton and his goal was to join the O.P.P. First he moved north to find a job to support himself. He came to Sudbury and worked for the International Nickel Company as a miner.

By the time he was twenty-one years old, Brad was a long ways towards joining his chosen profession. He was accepted as a cadet with the O.P.P. at the Sudbury Detachment on April 8, 1968. His hard work as a cadet paid off in six weeks when he was able to call his parents and announce he had been appointed probationary constable.

On the night of November 13, 1968, just ten days into his probation, Constable Browne went on patrol on Highway 69 south with a constable who had four and one half years experience. The senior officer was the driver of the cruiser.

The officers where returning north when they encountered a transport with a load of steel experiencing load problems. The load of steel shifted and the transport literally crushed the O.P.P. vehicle, dragging it along the road for some distance before breaking free and rolling over.

Passenger Constable Browne was killed and a man from Richmond Hill, a passenger in the truck also died at the scene. The driver of the truck and the constable driving the vehicle were critically injured.

Mr. and Mrs. Browne requested a picture of their son in uniform so that it could be displayed in the family church. Today a portrait of Brad is on view in the Sudbury detachment.