Chief Marshal James Kautz died one month after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic.

   He was assisting Michigan City police with a three-vehicle accident on U.S. 12, east of State Road 212 near the Golden Sands Motel, when he was struck.

   Chief Marshal Kautz was initially taken to St. Anthony Hospital with multiple fractures and internal injuries. He was transferred to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, where his right leg was amputated and suffered a massive stroke before he died a month later.

   The 29-year-old driver was charged with reckless homicide and later acquitted by a jury.

   Chief Marshal Kautz was survived by his wife.

Read more on our research at Honoring Our Fallen Town Marshals.