Off-Duty Officer Dies In Car Crash

Last updated on Monday, September 12, 2011

(GRANT COUNTY) - A Grant County sheriff’s deputy was killed early Sunday morning in a car crash.

Just after midnight, two cars collided on County Road 950 East, north of State Road 26.

Off-duty deputy Matthew Swain, 41, of Fairmount, was driving a Chevy Camaro southbound and crossed the center lane, striking a Pontiac head-on.

Swain was ejected and died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The other driver suffered serious injuries.

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