Union County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday, September 20, 1979
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 808
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 19, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Roger Beekman succumbed to injuries sustained in an on-duty automobile crash the previous day.
He was responding to a burglar alarm when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of S.R. 42 and Industrial Parkway.
Sergeant Beekman had served with the Union County Sheriff's Office for 3 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.