Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, New York
End of Watch: Monday, September 14, 1959
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 14, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Larry Dano and Deputy Sheriff Harry Waters were killed in an automobile accident shortly after midnight at the intersection of South Massey Street and Stone Street in Watertown.
The deputies were responding to another call and had entered the intersection with their lights and siren activated when they collided with another car. A passenger in the other car was also killed.
Deputy Sheriff Dano, an Air Force veteran who served with the military police, was survived by his wife and three children.