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Sheriff

George Carrigan

Lapeer County Sheriff's Office — Lapeer, MI

Accident

End of Watch November 17, 1941

Age 63

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff George Carrigan was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Peters Road and Le Valley Road, two mile east of Columbiaville.

He was en route to Lake Orion to investigate reports of a prowler and to serve civil papers when his vehicle was struck by a gas truck. Sheriff Carrigan was killed instantly in the collision.

The driver of the truck was charged with negligent homicide and reckless driving. The negligent homicide charge was dropped when he plead guilty to reckless driving. He was fined $100.

Sheriff Carrigan had served as the elected sheriff for a total of 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Carrigan gave the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lapeer community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Carrigan.

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

Agency

Department Lapeer County Sheriff's Office

Location Lapeer, MI

Platform Identity lcso.lapeer.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1941

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff George Carrigan 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Lapeer County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How George Carrigan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service