Deputy Sheriff
Thaddeus Arthur 'Sonny' Conner Sr.
Spencer County Sheriff's Department
Friday, November 16, 1990
Thaddeus Arthur 'Sonny' Conner Sr.
Spencer County Sheriff's Department
Friday, November 16, 1990
Age: 48
Served: 2 years
Badge #:
Served: 2 years
Badge #:
Panel 45W, Line 13
Panel L2, Line 6
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
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.
Military Service
United States Coast Guard |
Spencer County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff Conner Sr.