Frederick Reilly
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Deputy Sheriff

Frederick Reilly

Accident
End of Watch June 19, 1954
Age 26
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Reilly was struck and killed by a vehicle while he and his partner were making a traffic stop on Clark Lake Road near Saunt Road at 0215 hours. Both deputies were struck and Deputy Reilley was thrown 66 feet. The driver of the vehicle was sentenced to one to two years for negligent homicide. Deputy Reilley had been with the agency for four years.

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BO-US-MI-F896ABB3
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Reilly gave the Jackson County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Reilly.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Jackson, Jackson County, MI
Platform Identity jcso.jackson.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1954
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Frederick Reilly 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 MI, 229 of 719 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this state's fallen. That is 31.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Jackson County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Jackson County Sheriff's Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 719 officers
31.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick Reilly's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Frederick Reilly Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Reilly is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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