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Sheriff David Thomas Robertson | Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Sheriff

David Thomas Robertson

Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

End of Watch: Sunday, December 11, 1960

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 11, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff David Robertson was killed in an automobile crash while en route to visit one of his deputies who had been involved in an accident earlier in the day.

Sheriff Robertson was traveling west on US 460 about 10 miles east of Lynchburg at 4:30 pm when the vehicle in front of him began skidding on the icy highway. He applied brakes to keep from hitting the car, causing his vehicle to skid, turning sideways, and was struck by a truck traveling east.

Sheriff Robertson was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWII and Purple Heart recipient. He had served as the Sheriff of the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office for 10 years and with the agency for 17 years. He was survived by his wife, who was in the car with him when the crash occurred.