Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Michael Pace succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash six days earlier He was returning home in his patrol car at the end of his shift when a tractor-trailer pulled across the highway, blocking most of the lanes of traffic. Deputy Pace swerved to avoid a collision but struck the rear portion of the trailer, shearing off the top of his patrol car. Sergeant Pace was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Bryan County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Sergeant Pace gave the Bryan County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Durant 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 Dee Pace served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Michael Dee Pace 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Bryan County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Dee Pace's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Dee Pace Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Dee Pace is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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