Deputy Sheriff Sarah Irene Haylett-Jones
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Indiana
End of Watch: Sunday, October 19, 2008

Biographical Info
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 2 months
Badge Number: 5388

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Friday, October 17, 2008
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sarah Haylett-Jones succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a teen-age driver.

Deputy Haylett-Jones was directing traffic where a wrecker was removing a stranded vehicle from a ravine, on State Road 45 near Melton's Orchard and Airport Road outside Bloomington at approximately 2230 hours when the incident occurred. Deputy Haylett-Jones was initially transported to Bloomington Hospital, but was later airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she remained until she died of her injuries.

Deputy Haylett-Jones had served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for eight months. She had previously served with the Montgomery, Alabama, Police Department for 1½ years and was a US Air Force veteran. In her youth, she served as a captain of the Michigan State Police Explorers. Deputy Haylett-Jones was survived by her husband, two brothers, parents and grandmother.