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Tenn. deputy sheriff dies in single-vehicle crash

The officer was killed responding as backup for another officer

Duty Death: Rosemary Vela

End of Service: 29/09/2015

By Police1 Staff

HUNTERSVILLE, Tenn. — A deputy sheriff was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, The Jackson Sun reported.

Deputy Rosemary Vela was on duty and responding to a call for backup when her vehicle crashed on a highway near Huntersville, Madison County Deputy Mayor Tony White told the publication.

Deputy Vela had served with the sheriff’s office since April.

No other details have been released. An investigation is ongoing.

Sad day...as another Tennessee Law Enforcement Officer was killed in the line of duty in an automobile accident. Please...

Posted by Cleveland TN Police Department on Tuesday, September 29, 2015

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