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November 30, 2007

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Mo. deputy dies in one-car accident


Officer Down: Deputy Sheriff Michael Triplett

The Associated Press

POTOSI, Mo. — A rural eastern Missouri county is mourning a sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty.

Washington County Deputy Michael Triplett of Park Hills was responding to a domestic violence call Thursday. He came over a hill on winding, two-lane Highway U and veered off the highway as he rounded a curve. His car struck a stop sign and two trees, then skidded into a dirt embankment.

The patrol car overturned, trapping Triplett inside.

He was flown to Saint Louis University Hospital, where he died. He was 48.

Triplett was a police officer at Mineral Area College in Park Hills and worked part-time as a deputy. He is survived by his wife and their three children.

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