Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, November 9, 1961
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 9, 1961
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Deputy Sheriff Kelly Vaught was killed in an automobile crash on the B.B. Comer Bridge near Scottsboro.
His patrol car struck the back of a truck as he drove across a bridge.
Chief Deputy Vaught was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office for two years. He was survived by his parents, three brothers, and sister.