U.S. Army · United States 
Emil Kleinwaechter
1962
Emil R. Kleinwaechter served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Emil Kleinwaechter was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic around the scene of a serious vehicle crash on Wooster Pike, east of Newtown Road. He had tended to the injured citizen and then set out flares to warn oncoming traffic. He and another officer were directing traffic around the wreckage when another car entered the area at a high rate of speed. The vehicle struck Deputy Kleinwaechter, killing him instantly and throwing his body 87 feet. The driver of the car that struck him was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to prison. Deputy Kleinwaechter was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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