Sergeant
Hubert Claude 'Dutch' Roush
Indiana State Police
Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Age: 39
Served: 2 years, 4 months
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Indiana State Police

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Automobile accident
Date/Time of Incident
Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
State Road 431 and Edgewood Avenue, Indianapolis
Incident County
Marion
Incident Township
Perry
Weapon Used
None
Suspect Disposition
Charged
Burial Place
Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood
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   Sergeant Hubert Roush was killed in a two-vehicle accident when his patrol car collided with a truck in Indianapolis.

   The truck driver was southbound on State Road 431 when he made a left-hand turn in front of Trooper Roush, who was traveling northbound.

   The 19-year-old driver was later charged with reckless homicide, failure to signal for a turn, failure to yield the right of way and operating a vehicle without a license.

   Sergeant Roush, from Indianapolis, was assigned to General Headquarters. He previously was employed with the agency as a fingerprint classifier after serving in the same position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sergeant Roush was survived by his wife, 10- and 18-year-old sons, mother, brother and sister.


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