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Maryland Department of State Police

Trooper First Class John E. Sawa

Sawa, John E.

Trooper First Class | End of Watch: 3/10/1987

End of Watch: 3/10/1987
Age: 40
Years of Service: 5
Cause of Death: Automobile Accident
National Memorial Panel: 21-E: 3

​While parked in the median of Interstate 95 exchanging information with Trooper Larry E. Small, both Trooper First Class Sawa and Trooper Small were struck and killed by a tractor-trailer which ran off the road. The incident occurred on I-95 northbound, at the Havre de Grace interchange.​