Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Noah Rainey and civilian sheriff's employee Dane Northcutt were killed in a vehicle crash in Sedalia, Indiana, while Deputy Rainey responded to assist a member of the Rossville Marshal's Office during a vehicle pursuit.
He was responding along Route 26 when his vehicle left the roadway near Washington Street and struck a utility pole. Other members of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the Indiana State Police came across the crash while also responding to the pursuit. They immediately began to render aid but both Deputy Rainey and Mr. Northcutt, who was participating in a ride-along, succumbed to their injuries.
Deputy Rainey had served with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office as a full-time deputy for three years and as a reserve deputy for one year. He had previously served with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office for three years and the Indiana Department of Correction for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, mother, and four brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Rainey gave the Carroll County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Delphi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rainey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Noah Rainey is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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