Vilas County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Thursday, January 21, 1988
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 21, 1988
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Fined $56 and suspended bus license
Deputy Sheriff Mary Mohr died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 45 and County Road T, north of Antigo, while transporting a juvenile prisoner.
A school bus that was driving southbound on U.S. Route 45 attempted to turn left onto County Road T and turned in front of Deputy Mohr's patrol car that was traveling in the opposite direction. Deputy Mohr's partner was injured but survived. The bus driver was cited for failing to yield the right-of-way, was fined $56, and had her bus driver's license suspended for one year.
Deputy Mohr had served four years with the Vilas County Sheriff's Department. She is survived by her husband, son, daughter, mother, and brother.