Senior Trooper James Patrick Bartram
Hometown: Mooresville, Indiana
Appointed: December 19, 1987
District: Putnamville
March 14, 1961 - March 31, 1998
Having just signed on duty, Senior Trooper Bartram was enroute eastbound on State Road 144 in Morgan County, when he observed a violator. As Senior Trooper Bartram turned to pursue the car, he was struck broadside by an oncoming vehicle. Senior Trooper Bartram, along with a father and his son, lost their lives in the crash. |  |
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