Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Frank McGregor succumbed to injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash when his patrol car struck loose gravel on the road and turned over into a ditch near Gilman.
He was serving papers at the time of the crash. Deputy McGregor sustained a broken right arm, fractured ribs, and scalp lacerations. He was being treated at home by a physician when his health suddenly declined. Deputy McGregor was transported to the hospital where he died on October 27th, 1931, due to a bacterial infection.
Deputy McGregor had previously served as the county sheriff.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and four siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McGregor gave the Benton County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Foley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McGregor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Frank E. McGregor is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank E. McGregor's cause is highlighted.
How Frank E. McGregor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank E. McGregor is highlighted in Oct.