Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Don Reimann suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a motorcycle on County Road 50 near Hamburg. When Deputy Reimann attempted to pull over a speeder, the driver would not stop. Around 8:48 p.m., he radioed for backup and continued to pursue the driver. During the chase, Deputy Reimann's vehicle veered off the road and went into a field. Responding officers found him slumped behind the wheel at 8:55 p.m., six miles from where he attempted to pull over the driver. The person he was chasing was apprehended a short time later and charged with several counts stemming from the chase, but was not charged with Deputy Reimann's death. Deputy Reimann had served with the Carver County Sheriff's Office for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Reimann gave the Carver County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chaska community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Reimann.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Donald Francis Reimann is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Carver County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Francis Reimann's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Francis Reimann Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Francis Reimann is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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