Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant McLane was killed in an automobile accident while returning a prisoner to Lackawanna from out of state.
Survivors
He had served with the agency for 20 years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant McLane gave the Lackawanna Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lackawanna community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McLane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael T. McLane 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael T. McLane's cause is highlighted.
How Michael T. McLane Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael T. McLane is highlighted in Apr.