Phoenix Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, November 1, 1999
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 6896
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Monday, November 1, 1999
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Sentenced to four years
Officer Beuf was killed when both he and a suspect were struck by a tractor-trailer while struggling on the side of a roadway. Officer Beuf had responded to a call and was approaching a man, when the man began to run. Officer Beuf chased the suspect and caught him on the side of a roadway. As the two struggled, they fell into the path of a slow moving tractor-trailer.
The truck stopped, but Officer Beuf and the suspect were entangled in the front axle. Officer Beuf was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was critically injured in accident. When he recovered he was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $9000 in restitution for the death of Officer Beuf.
Officer Beuf had been with the agency for one year and is survived by his wife and four children.
Phoenix Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, November 1, 1999
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 6896
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Monday, November 1, 1999
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Sentenced to four years
Officer Beuf was killed when both he and a suspect were struck by a tractor-trailer while struggling on the side of a roadway. Officer Beuf had responded to a call and was approaching a man, when the man began to run. Officer Beuf chased the suspect and caught him on the side of a roadway. As the two struggled, they fell into the path of a slow moving tractor-trailer.
The truck stopped, but Officer Beuf and the suspect were entangled in the front axle. Officer Beuf was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was critically injured in accident. When he recovered he was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $9000 in restitution for the death of Officer Beuf.
Officer Beuf had been with the agency for one year and is survived by his wife and four children.
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