Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Egan was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car was broadsided by a vehicle that had run a red light at the intersection of Bardsley Avenue and Mooney Boulevard in Tulare. While Deputy Egan was reporting to court, heading east on Bardsley Avenue, he stopped for a red light at Mooney Boulevard. At that time, a driver was approaching the intersection with a green light at a high rate of speed. As her light turned red, she attempted to traverse the intersection before the other cars entered. As Deputy Egan entered the intersection, he was immediately struck broadside by the errant vehicle. Citizens used the patrol unit radio and called for help, but Deputy Egan had already succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Egan was a United States Marine who had served with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for six years and previously served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, a son, two daughters, parents, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 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.
Deputy Sheriff Egan gave the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Visalia community, and 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
Michael Robert Egan served in the Marine Corps (1971â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Egan 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Tulare County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Robert Egan's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Robert Egan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Robert Egan is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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