Deputy Sheriff
Thaddeus Arthur 'Sonny' Conner Sr.
Spencer County Sheriff's Department
Friday, November 16, 1990
Age: 48
Served: 2 years
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Incident Details

Cause of Death
Struck by vehicle
Date/Time of Incident
Friday, November 16, 1990
03:10 pm
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
U.S. 231 north of County Road 2000 North near Dale
Incident County
Spencer
Incident Township
Carter
Weapon Used
None
Suspect Disposition
No charges filed
Burial Place
Mount Zion Cemetery, Santa Claus
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   Deputy Sheriff Thaddeus Conner was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident on U.S. 231 north of Dale.

   He was struck while setting flares down on the rain-slickened roadway. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg where he was pronounced dead.

   No charges were filed against the 83-year-old male driver who struck Deputy Conner.

   Deputy Sheriff Conner, from Lamar, was survived by his wife, three sons, stepdaughter, parents and two sisters.

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