Roll of Honor
Merrill Bruguier
Incident
Police Officer Merrill Bruguier was killed in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of S.D. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 212 at approximately 4:00 am.
He was traveling from Cherry Creek to Eagle Butte at the time of the crash.
Officer Bruguier was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Bruguier gave the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Eagle Butte community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Merrill Bruguier served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1993â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Merrill Bruguier 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 SD, 19 of 62 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Merrill Bruguier's cause is highlighted.
How Merrill Bruguier Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Merrill Bruguier served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1993–1997) before joining law enforcement.
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