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Line of Duty Death Deputy Sheriff Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Upton County Sheriff’s Department, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, June 8, 2012 Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 2 years, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 6/8/2012
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Mike Smith was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire at an oil tank battery just before 7:00 a.m.
He was traveling northbound on Route 349, north of Rankin, when an oil-field truck crossed the center line and struck his patrol car head-on.
Deputy Smith had served with the Upton County Sheriff’s Office for two years. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff Dan Brown
Upton County Sheriff’s Department
PO Box 27
Rankin, TX 79778
Phone: (432) 693-2422
