Deputy Alma P. Sorensen

Deputy Alma P. Sorensen

End of Watch: 

August 27, 1959

Age: 54
Cache County Sheriff’s Office
Accidental: Vehicle Accident


Deputy Alma P. Sorensen and Logan Officer Edwin L. Edwards were killed in a head-on traffic crash.

The two officers were transporting four juvenile offenders to the state industrial school in Ogden from Logan. Approximately seven miles north of Ogden on Highway 89-91, the police vehicle veered suddenly into the oncoming lane and collided with a second vehicle. Both officers and two of the juveniles were killed. The driver of the second car was seriously injured. Investigators later determined that one of the juveniles slipped his handcuffs and attempted to seize Deputy Sorensen’s sidearm. During the struggle, Deputy Sorensen lost control of the vehicle. Deputy Sorensen was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Hyrum City Cemetery. 

The bronze memorial name plaque of Deputy Alma P. Sorensen is sponsored by the Cache County Deputies Association.

Fallen Officers