Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief MacDonald was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at a local high school's homecoming football game.
Survivors
Chief MacDonald was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police MacDonald served with the St. Clair City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Clair community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police MacDonald.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police John D. MacDonald 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John D. MacDonald's cause is highlighted.
How John D. MacDonald Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John D. MacDonald is highlighted in Oct.