Photos: End of Watch reading held for Deputy James Driver who died a year ago in the line of duty
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area hold a moment of silence at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021), on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Reserve Deputy James Driver, right, helps with an impromptu Fourth of July Parade, on July 4, 2020, in Bloomington. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
The following was read by MCSO Sgt. Nathan Peach at fallen Deputy James Driver’s End of Watch reading Monday, March 29, 2022, along Indiana State Road 45 west of Bloomington, Indiana:
“Reserve Deputy Sheriff James Driver was killed in a vehicle crash near the intersection of West State Road 45 and West Eller Road while responding to an accident with injury.
An oncoming vehicle pulling a trailer attempted to stop, but the driver lost control. The vehicle’s trailer struck Deputy Driver’s patrol car. Deputy Driver was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Driver had served with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for two years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two stepchildren.”
Driver died March 29, 2021.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area gather at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021) on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area gather at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021) on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain speaks as members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area gather at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021) on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area gather at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021) on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Nathan Peach reads during an end-of-watch reading for Deputy James Driver who died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021), on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area hold a moment of silence at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021), on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)April 6, 2021; Bloomington, Indiana: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stand next to a photo of Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy James A. Driver who died in a collision while responding to another collision on March 29, 2021. (File photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/03/29: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and first responders from the area gather for a group photo at the site where Deputy James Driver died in the line of duty on Ind. State Rd. 45 (March 29, 2021) on Monday, March 29, 2022, in Bloomington, Ind. The MCSO held an End of Watch reading. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
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