NATHAN RALPH MURPHY

Officer Rank: Chief Deputy
Memorial Panel: 51-E: 22
Department: Oregon County, Missouri, S.D.
End of Watch: February 19, 2001
Cause: AUTO
Age: 33
Years of Service: 8
Description: Chief Deputy Murphy's patrol vehicle was struck head-on by a man being pursued in a high-speed chase by the Missouri Highway Patrol. The suspect was being pursued for a traffic violation on U.S. 60 near Birch Tree, Missouri. Chief Deputy Murphy was airlifted to the Ozarks Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
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