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Lawrence Schmidtlein
1964
Lawrence E. Schmidtlein.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Schmidtlein was killed in an automobile crash while attempting to apprehend two juvenile runaways. The juveniles were suspected of stealing a car and not paying for gas in Austin. Deputy Schmidtlein pursued the subjects for over 80 miles before his patrol vehicle overturned on loose gravel as he turned off of State Route 20 near Eureka. He died instantly. Deputy Schmidtlein was a United States Army WWII veteran and served with the Lander County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by three brothers and a sister.
Service Record
Also Served
Lander County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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