Funeral and procession honors North Dakota sheriff's deputy killed in crash involving senator's son
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This undated photo provided by the Mercer County, N.D., Sheriff's Office shows Sheriff's Deputy Paul Martin with his retired K9 Goliath, who died in 2019. Martin, 53, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in a crash involving Ian Cramer, the 42-year-old son of Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota. (Mercer County Sheriffs Office via AP)FILE - Sen Kevin Cramer, R-ND, speaks during a hearing, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A North Dakota sheriff's deputy was killed when a stolen SUV driven by the son of Sen. Cramer crashed during a police pursuit and struck a sheriff's vehicle, pushing it into the deputy, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol and a statement from Cramer.(Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File)This booking photo provided by the McLean County, N.D., Sheriff's Office shows Ian Cramer. The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashed into a North Dakota sheriff's vehicle during a police chase, pushing it into a deputy and killing him, according to authorities and the Republican senator's family. Ian Cramer, of Bismarck, N.D., was arrested and jailed following the crash Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, and charges are pending, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release. (McLean County Sheriff's Office via AP)This photo shows where the main entrance of the Sanford Health Emergency Department's vehicle and ambulance garage sustained damage Wednesday in connection with Ian Cramer driving away from the hospital in Bismarck, N.D., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Cramer, the son of Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, is in jail after allegedly crashing into a Mercer County sheriff's vehicle near Hazen and killing Deputy Paul Martin, 53. No one was injured at the hospital, according to Sanford Health Bismarck. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
This undated photo provided by the Mercer County, N.D., Sheriff's Office shows Sheriff's Deputy Paul Martin with his retired K9 Goliath, who died in 2019. Martin, 53, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in a crash involving Ian Cramer, the 42-year-old son of Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota. (Mercer County Sheriffs Office via AP)
