Roll of Honor
Michael James Bergan
Incident
Sheriff Mike Bergan was killed in an automobile crash on Fort Logan Road at 7:00 p.m. He was returning from an investigation of a reported dog poisoning. On the snow-covered road, he hit a bump, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a ditch. Sheriff Bergan was a United States Army WWI veteran who had served with the Meagher County Sheriff's Department for 23 years and as sheriff for 21 of those years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Sheriff Bergan gave the Meagher County Sheriff's Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the White Sulphur Spring 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 James Bergan served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sheriff Michael James Bergan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 23.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Meagher County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael James Bergan's cause is highlighted.
How Michael James Bergan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael James Bergan is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
Michael James Bergan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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