George Berra
Sheriff

George Berra

Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1966
Age 63
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff George Barra and Undersheriff John Maslach were killed when their patrol car was struck by a car traveling in the wrong direction on U.S. 95 near Beatty, Nevada.

Three of the seven family members in the other car were also killed.

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BO-US-NV-59686C79
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Berra served with the Nye County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tonopah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Berra.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Tonopah, Nye County, NV
Platform Identity ncso.nye.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 1966
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff George Berra is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 146 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.4% of this state's fallen. That is 27.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Nye County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Nye County Sheriff's Department
2
of 7 officers
28.6% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 146 officers
27.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Berra's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How George Berra Compares

Age at Death
63
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Berra is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897