Deputy Sheriff Paul H. Prater
Jay County Sheriff's Department
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Date of Incident: Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Cause of Death: Struck By Vehicle (Accidental)
Time in Service: 3 years
Age: 28
Survivors: His Wife and two children
Incident
Deputy Prater was making a traffic stop when he was struck by a vehicle and killed. Deputy Prater was killed instantly while standing beside a van he had stopped for speeding when a northbound vehicle struck him.
Agency
Jay County Sheriff's Department
Jay County Courthouse, 3rd Floor
Portland, Indiana 47371