Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Michael Dunman was killed after his bicycle was struck by an automobile.
Officer Dunman was on bicycle patrol in downtown Salt Lake City. A car veered across three lanes of traffic, hopped a curb, and struck him from behind. He suffered severe head injuries in the accident and died shortly after being transported to a local hospital.
The driver of the vehicle, an illegal immigrant, was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. He later jumped bail and fled to Mexico.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Dunman gave the Salt Lake City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dunman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Michael J. Dunman 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Salt Lake City Police Department, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael J. Dunman's cause is highlighted.
How Michael J. Dunman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael J. Dunman is highlighted in Jul.
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