Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Sunday, March 15, 1959
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 15, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Victor Cusworth and Deputy Sheriff Dick Rhodes were killed in an automobile crash at approximately 4:00 am while responding to a call of a negligent driver.
They were responding down the Seattle Highway, eight miles west of Cle Elem, when their patrol car struck the rear of a slow-moving hay truck.
Deputy Cusworth had served with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, three brothers, and two sisters.