DuPage County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
End of Watch Friday, September 27, 1929
Add to My HeroesRalph Manning Hoy
Deputy Sheriff Ralph Hoy and Chief Deputy Gordon Leonard were killed in an automobile accident while transporting a prisoner. Their patrol car ran off the road and overturned, killing both deputies.
Deputy Hoy was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 33
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Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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