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KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Officer Charles Deal
November 6, 1925
Patrolman Charles Deal, 39, was struck by a hit-skip driver and knocked 10 feet into
the air. Patrolman Deal was directing traffic at the scene of an auto-truck accident on
the Lorain-Elyria highway. The driver fled the scene as Patrolman Deal lay injured on the
roadway. Patrolman Deal’s cries for help and transportation to the hospital were ignored
by the next five cars to pass. Patrolman Deal died of his injuries enroute to St. Joseph
Hospital. On November 9, 1925, a 19 year old Lorain youth was brought to the police station
by his father and surrendered to face manslaughter charges. In January, 1926, the grand
jury failed to indict the youth.
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