Calumet County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Sunday, July 14, 1968
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 14, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Charles Hansen was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 57 north of New Holstein.
He was pursuing a violator with emergency lights and sirens on when his marked patrol unit collided with another vehicle at an intersection. A woman and her two children in the other vehicle were also killed.
Deputy Hansen was a United States Army veteran and served with the Calumet County Sheriff's Department for over one year. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and three brothers.