Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Butko, Jr., Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania

Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Butko, Jr.

Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Thursday, September 29, 1983

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Edward M. Butko, Jr.

Deputy Sheriff Edward Butko was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a public transit bus on the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway.

Deputy Butko and his partner were transporting a prisoner to a court hearing when the accident occurred.

Deputy Butko was a U.S. Army Reserves veteran and served with the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

Bio

Age 32
Tour 8 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash

transport

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