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Deputy Sheriff David Paul Grant | Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, California
Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff

David Paul Grant

Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, California

End of Watch: Monday, May 31, 2004

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 28 years
Badge Number: 1273/012

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 31, 2004
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Dave Grant was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a small plane crash near Columbia, California, at approximately 11:00 am.

He was responding to the scene on Highway 49 and was approaching the intersection at Parrotts Ferry Road. Another car entered the intersection and stopped in the middle of it. Deputy Grant attempted to avoid a collision, but his patrol car clipped the other vehicle and crashed. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died a short time later.

Deputy Grant had served with the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department for 15 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 28 years. He was survived by his wife, son, three daughters, four sisters, one brother, and seven grandchildren.