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Deputy Sheriff George Zorodny was killed in a two-vehicle accident while testing a motorcycle for the newly-formed motor squad.
He was southbound with three other deputies on their motorcycles between Crown Point and Cedar Lake when he crossed the center line, was struck by a northbound vehicle head-on and thrown into a ditch.
Deputy Sheriff Zorodny, from Crown Point, had previously served as an officer with the Minneapolis, Minnesota, Police Department. He was survived by his wife.
