Duty Death: Justin L. Beard - [Ouachita Parish]
End of Service: 30/04/2017
By Police1 Staff
OUACHITA PARISH, La. — A sheriff’s deputy died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning.
According to ODMP, Deputy Justin L. Beard, 26, was responding to a burglary alarm during a severe thunderstorm when he lost control of his patrol car, struck an embankment and flipped. Reports said he was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered fatal injuries.
Beard was with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office for three and a half years. He is survived by his wife and three young children, The News Star reported.