Detective Marty Martin, FCSO/SIU, Ohio

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Both were friends and co-workers of mine. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

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1 Deputy Dies, Another Injured In 1-Car Crash On I-71

By Angie Hissong

COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Circleville Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a one-car fatal crash on Interstate 71 on the South Side of Columbus at Stringtown Road. It was re-opened around 6 a.m. Saturday.

The crash happened around 1 a.m. and traffic was diverted to Interstate 270 for most of the night. The Ohio State Highway Patrol told NBC 4, two Franklin County deputies were traveling southbound on I-71, lost control of their vehicle, struck a culvert and overturned.

Chief Steve Martin of The Franklin County Sheriff's office tells NBC 4, Deputy Marty Martin, 35 years old, died as a result of injuries sustained from the crash and Deputy Lucas Holt, 31 years old, is currently in the hospital in serious condition.

The funeral arrangements are pending at this time for Deputy Martin and will be handled by the Graumlich and Son Inc., funeral home.

[Sgt Jon]

Franklin Deputy Killed In Crash

An early morning crash saturday kills one deputy and injures another.
By WTVN Newsroom
Saturday, September 6, 2008

A Franklin County Sheriff's Detective was killed and another injured after a crash early Saturday morning.

Chief Steve Martin says the two SIU detectives were working an investigation when the undercover car they were in spun off the road and overturned on I-71 South at 270.

Deputy Marty Martin was killed and has been with the sheriff's office since 1998 and Deputy Lucas Holt who was injured has been with the office since 2001.


The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating.