Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 9, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Petrogallo was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a burglary in progress call. He was responding down I-10 during a heavy rain when his vehicle went out of control on an overpass. The vehicle struck guard rails on both sides of the overpass and he was ejected from the patrol car.
Deputy Petrogallo was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. He had served with the agency for 4 years.