Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Michael Schlattman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Carnuel.
Around 5:00 p.m., Sergeant Schlattman had pulled over a vehicle near mile marker 170. While he was outside of his patrol vehicle, a semi-truck hit his vehicle, pinning him between the two vehicles. Sergeant Schlattman died at the scene.
The driver was injured and released.
On that stretch of the highway, there have been over 100 crashes and multiple fatalities during sundown, as the glare causes low visibility.
Sergeant Schlattman had served with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office for over 13 years.
Survivors
Survivors include his father, sister, his fiancée, and her children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Schlattman gave the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Schlattman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael Schlattman 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 NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, 7 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Schlattman's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Schlattman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Schlattman is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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