United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 14, 1929
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: May 14, 1929
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Federal Prohibition Agent Dano Jackley was killed in an automobile accident while chasing a suspected rum runner on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard (modern day Baltimore Washington Parkway). His vehicle went of control and struck a tree near Berwyn, Maryland.
The suspect he was chasing was exonerated by a coroner's jury several days later.
Special Agent Jackley had served as a prohibition agent for eight years. He was survived by his wife and 14-year-old daughter. He was buried in Cameron, West Virginia.