Roll of Honor
Michael T. McManigal
Incident
Deputy Michael McManigal was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a State Trooper's patrol car at the intersection of US 20 and West 29th Street. Both officers were responding to a report of an explosion.
Survivors
Deputy McManigal was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McManigal served with the Dakota County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dakota City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McManigal.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael T. McManigal served in the U.S. Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Michael T. McManigal is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 23.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael T. McManigal's cause is highlighted.
How Michael T. McManigal Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael T. McManigal is highlighted in May.
Military Service
Michael T. McManigal served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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