John A. Maslach
Undersheriff

John A. Maslach

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1966
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Undersheriff John Maslach and Sheriff George Barra 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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Permanent identifier
BO-US-NV-05C42845
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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Undersheriff Maslach served with the Nye County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tonopah community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

John A. Maslach served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Undersheriff John A. Maslach is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Maslach's cause is highlighted.

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

How John A. Maslach Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John A. Maslach 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

Military Service

John A. Maslach served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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