ROY B SAMPSON
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 23-W: 24
Department: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, S.O.
End of Watch: September 24, 1952
Cause: AUTO
Age: 51
Years of Service: 26
Description: Sheriff Sampson was transporting a prisoner to Waupin when he swerved his car to avoid being struck by a vehicle that had run a red light. Sheriff Sampson's car struck a tree and he was killed instantly. The suspect fled the scene.
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