Missoula County Sheriff's Office, Montana
End of Watch: Monday, March 26, 1934
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 1 week
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: March 26, 1934
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Lyle Ward was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to overtake a car on Highway 200. He was attempting to pull a vehicle over when his motorcycle hit sand in the roadway, causing it to go out of control.
Deputy Ward had been hired only ten days earlier, because of his motorcycle experience, to combat speeders on county highways. He was survived by his daughter, mother, sister, and brother.