Deputy Sheriff Daniel Evert McDaniel

Daniel Evert McDaniel

Deputy McDaniel was killed when his patrol car was rear-ended by a car that was racing another car at 2145 hours. He was driving westbound on Highway 50 when the car rear-ended him at a approximately 100 mph. His patrol car was knocked off the roadway, rolled over four times, and stopped approximately 100 yards from the impact point. The juvenile driver of the car that struck him was held for investigation of involuntary manslaughter.

The driver, a 19 year-old girl, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.