Fallen Hamilton County deputy’s family fights to get death benefits 6 months after crash

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Six months ago, Hamilton County Deputy Landon Faulkner was killed in a vehicle crash in Dunlap.

While the Tennessee Highway Patrol still hasn’t released the crash report, Vince Champion says Deputy Faulkner was on his way to work security at a nearby hospital when the crash occurred.

Now, the question of whether he was “on the job” when his death occurred is central to his family receiving death benefits.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Landon Faulkner passed away in April in a car crash in Dunlap, where he collided with a disabled vehicle in a travel lane…

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