Officer Down

Deputy Sheriff Michael Smith
Upton County Texas Sheriff's Department
End of Watch: Friday, June 8, 2012
Age: 44
Tour: 2 years, 6 months

Deputy Sheriff Mike Smith was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire at an oil tank battery just before 7:00 a.m.

He was traveling northbound on Route 349, north of Rankin, when an oil-field truck crossed the center line and struck his patrol car head-on.

Deputy Smith had served with the Upton County Sheriff's Office for two years. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter.

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