Marshal Ralph G. Langworthy

Ralph G. Langworthy

Marshal Ralph Langworthy was killed when his motorcycle crashed with a United States Border Patrol vehicle on the ocean road along the Atlantic Coast at 11:30 p.m.

Marshal Langworthy and the Border Patrol agents were searching for possible smugglers. They were driving in the darkness without headlights in an attempt to surprise the smugglers, who were expected to land via boat north of Sunny Isles.

He was transported to Allison Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Marshal Langworthy was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Fulford Marshal's Office for nine months. He was survived by his wife and two children.