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January 4, 2010 in City, Region
Grant County deputy killed in rollover
John Bernard
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A Grant County sheriff’s deputy killed in a one-car crash on Sunday has been identified as John Bernard, 52, of Moses Lake.
Sheriff Frank T. DeTrolio said that Bernard died in a collision that occurred when his patrol car went off of Road 5 NW as he was traveling westbound at state Highway 283 nine miles south of Ephrata about 7:20 p.m. on Sunday.
The patrol vehicle rolled over, and Bernard died at the scene of the accident.
The Associated Press reported that Bernard was wearing a seat belt and that the road was wet at the time.
The Washington State Patrol is handling an investigation into the incident, and the Grant County coroner was expected to hold an autopsy.
Bernard had worked as a deputy in the county for the past four years. Prior to that, he was a patrol officer for Ephrata police from 2002 to 2006. He had been a corrections officer in the county from 1997 to 2002.
He was married with two boys, one of whom is also a Grant County sheriff’s deputy.
The sheriff said in a press release that Bernard “was a tireless public servant whose commitment to law enforcement and serving the citizens helped make Grant County a safer place.”
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spokanada on January 04 at 8:31 a.m.
was he wearing a seat belt, speeding, talking on his cell phone? What were the road conditions like? Clear, Foggy, Icy?
Where is the reporting?
lewis8457 on January 04 at 8:48 a.m.
good question,. i think they tell us the facts when a citizen is killed to teach us a lesson to buckle up, but when one of theirs is killed it is hush hush
My condolences to his family
reservedparking on January 04 at 11:14 a.m.
“The Associated Press reported that Bernard was wearing a seat belt”
Read the story before you comment next time.
mikep on January 04 at 11:32 a.m.
I added the AP information to the story after seeing the first comment above. The AP story arrived after the initial story was posted.