Victoria County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, June 5, 1975
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: June 5, 1975
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Hardesty was killed when his patrol car collided with a train at approximately noon. He was performing an emergency blood delivery from the county line to a local hospital.
Deputy Hardesty had been with the agency for three months and was survived by his expectant wife and one child.