Lizton Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 22, 1974
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: M-4
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 22, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Marshal Kenneth Hale was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a bank robbery call at 11:38 a.m.
He was responding to the call from the town of Lebanon and was killed when a semitrailer rolled through a stop sign, disregarding the Marshal's siren, and the Marshal's vehicle slammed under the truck.
Marshal Hale was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Lizton Police Department for five years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.