Deputy Sheriff Harry Ward Swaney
Washoe County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: August 12, 1935
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Cause of Death: Vehicle Crash
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 4, 1935
Deputy Swaney, acting in the capacity of a traffic officer was returning to the scene of a traffic accident where he had left his police motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle he was riding in collided with another vehicle. Deputy Swaney’s leg was broken and he received other injuries. Deputy Swaney died on the operating table while undergoing surgery for injuries he received in the accident on August 4, 1935.FOLLOW US ON