Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, July 17, 1922
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 13, 1922
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Leonard Smith and Sheriff George White were killed in an automobile accident as they transported prisoners 18 miles south of Tucson at 9 pm.
Deputy Smith was transported to a local hospital with a broken collar bone and several broken ribs. He succumbed to internal injuries four days later.
The convicts they had in custody escaped and were captured a week later. They were wanted for the murder of a husband and wife. One subject was hanged, and the other was given a life sentence.
Deputy Smith was survived by his wife, brother, and sister.