Denver Sheriff's Department, Colorado
End of Watch: Friday, March 16, 1906
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Train accident
Date of Incident: March 16, 1906
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Edward Baird was killed in a train crash four miles east of Florence, Colorado, while escorting a prisoner to the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City.
Two passenger trains on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad collided head-on on a sharp curve. At least 18 people, including Deputy Baird and his prisoner, were killed and dozens more injured.