Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, December 11, 1978
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 695
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: December 11, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Noah Merrill was struck by a tractor-trailer and killed during a traffic stop on I-10 eight miles east of Benson.
Officer Merrill had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for eight years. He also served in the U.S. Air Force in Germany during the 1960s as a member of the 602nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.