Bayfield County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Thursday, December 12, 1968
Age: 68
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 12, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Jailer John Kavajecz was killed in an automobile accident while riding in a patrol car with the sheriff.
Another driver of a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and broadsided the patrol car.
He was survived by his wife, four sons, and four daughters.