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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Frank E. McGregor is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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