Patrolman James Sansbury
End of Watch: Sun, Feb 21st, 1965
Date of Incident: Sun, Feb 21st, 1965
Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Pursuit)
Service Time: 1 year
Age: 29
Survivors
His wife and three young children
Incident
Patrolman Sansbury and his partner were in pursuit of a known habitual offender when another vehicle made a left turn in front of the officers. The police vehicle overturned and both officers were trapped. Officer Sansbury died of his injuries. His partner recovered.
The suspect escaped but was later apprehended.
As a result of this incident, a city ordinance was passed making it unlawful to run from the police.
Agency
The Louisville Division of Police has been disbanded and absorbed by the Louisville Metro Police Department.
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Tributes
There are 2 tributes for Patrolman James Sansbury.
Left by Sgt John Ansman on Thursday, September 21st, 2006
I went throught recruit class with Jim, he was a fantastic guy and is greatly missed.