John Jefferson Allen.
Sheriff Jack Allen was killed in a vehicle accident four miles south of Wink at 8:40 pm.
Sheriff Allen was a passenger in a vehicle returning to Crane County when they hit the back of a lumber truck. A piece of lumber crashed through their windshield and struck Sheriff Allen in the chest. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound.
Sheriff Allen was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Crane County Sheriff's Office for almost two years. He was the first elected Sheriff of Crane County.
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In tribute
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.
Sheriff Allen gave the Crane County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Crane community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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