Ohio trooper dies on duty; flags to be lowered statewide

Ohio trooper dies on duty; DeWine orders flags to be lowered statewide

By Associated Press Ohio

PUBLISHED 9:00 AM ET Aug. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:00 AM EDT Aug. 01, 2021

FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — A sergeant with the Ohio State Highway Patrol died while on duty, and the governor ordered flags statewide to be lowered in his honor.

Sgt. Jared M. Ulinski was found dead at the Findlay Post, the highway patrol said in a statement Saturday. His cause of was not immediately announced.

The Patrol regrets to announce the line of duty death of Sergeant Jared M. Ulinski, Findlay District, after he was found deceased at the Findlay Post while on duty. Sergeant Ulinski joined the Patrol in June 1999 as a member of the 134th Academy class. pic.twitter.com/SgAyf0vfUr
— Ohio State Patrol (@OSHP) July 31, 2021

Gov. Mike DeWine ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at public buildings statewide until sunset on the day of the sergeant’s funeral.

In honor of the life & service of @OSHP Sgt. Jared M. Ulinski, I've ordered that all U.S. & Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon public buildings & grounds in Hancock Co., & the Ohio Statehouse, Riffe Center, & Rhodes Tower in Columbus until sunset on the day of his funeral. https://t.co/YGwLjfnmlK
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) August 1, 2021

Ulinski had been with the highway patrol since June 1999, the agency said. He was a part of the 134th Academy class.

The Findlay Post is in northwestern Ohio, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of Toledo.

Ohio trooper dies on duty; DeWine orders flags to be lowered statewide

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