Bowman County Sheriff's Office, North Dakota
End of Watch: Thursday, June 30, 1960
Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident:
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Taylor succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier when he was struck by a car while directing traffic around a stalled truck. He was struck by a vehicle driving in the opposite direction. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three weeks later.
Sheriff Taylor had been sheriff for seven years and was running for this third term at the time of the accident. He was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and five siblings.