WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA – A Washington County sheriff’s deputy has died after experiencing what the Washington County Coroner’s Office called a “sudden cardiac event” while on duty Wednesday.
The deputy has been identified as Chad Beattie, 45, of Claysville.
Beattie experienced the cardiac event on Wednesday afternoon directly after assisting South Strabane police with a call and was taken to Washington Hospital by a nearby ambulance. He was declared dead in the emergency room.
Beattie was a veteran officer and part of the fugitive unit.
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