K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Sonja
Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
— St. George, SC
Automobile crash
Unknown Breed
Service Record
End of Watch
March 9, 2007
Gender
Female
K9 Profile
Breed
Unknown Breed
Cause
Automobile crash
Agency
Department
Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
Location
St. George, SC
Incident
K9 Sonja and her handler, Deputy Sheriff Phillip Michael Deese, were killed in a head-on traffic collision.
Sonja's handler was driving westbound on I-26 in an unincorporated part of Dorchester County when a pick-up truck crossed the median, hitting the deputy's patrol car head on. The crash killed the deputy, the driver of the pick-up, and Sonja.