Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 11-W -34
Department: St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, S.O.
End of Watch: 11/29/1953
Cause: Traffic-related
Age: 72
Deputy Estay and a second deputy were struck by a speeding vehicle as they investigated a stalled vehicle on Hwy 90. The deputies were transported to the hospital where Deputy Estay was pronounced dead. The second deputy recovered from his injuries. The impaired driver was charged with negligent homicide.
