Deputy Sheriff
Paul H. Prater
Jay County Sheriff's Department
Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Paul H. Prater
Jay County Sheriff's Department
Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Age: 28
Served: 3 years, 6 months
Badge #:
Served: 3 years, 6 months
Badge #:
Panel 46E, Line 3
Panel L32, Line 10
Incident Details
Cause of Death:Struck by vehicle
Date/Time of Incident:
Tuesday, January 4, 1983
06:15 pm
Incident to Death Duration:
Same day
Incident Location:
State Road 67 near County Road 150 South
Incident County:
Jay
Incident Township:
Greene
Weapon Used:
None
Suspect Disposition:
Charged
Burial Place:
Salamonia Cemetery, Salamonia
Deputy Paul Prater was struck and killed by a vehicle during a traffic stop northeast of Redkey.
He had stopped a van for speeding and as he stood by the driver's side of the van, a northbound vehicle struck him.
Deputy Prater was taken to Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie where he died a short time later.
The 87-year-old male driver of the vehicle that struck Deputy Prater was charged with reckless homicide.
Deputy Prater was survived by his wife and two children.
Historical Note • The 87-year-old offender is the second-oldest known to be involved in a line of duty death in Indiana. |
Jay County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff Prater