Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy McClung was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train. Deputy McClung had started as a corrections officer in June 1983 and was appointed as a Colusa County Deputy Sheriff in September 1983.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 8-month-old son, and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McClung served with the Colusa County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Colusa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McClung.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Wayne McClung 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 Colusa County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Wayne McClung's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Wayne McClung Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Wayne McClung is highlighted in Jul.
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