Michael R. Veilleux
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Trooper

Michael R. Veilleux

Maine State Police — Augusta, ME
Accident
End of Watch June 17, 1986
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Michael Veilleux was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol in Dayton, Maine. Trooper Veilleux had only served with the Maine State Police for one month.

Survivors

He was survived by his father, who also served as a trooper with the agency.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-ME-4AFB6E6F
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Veilleux served with the Maine State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maine. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Veilleux.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Maine State Police
Location Augusta, ME
Platform Identity msp.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1986
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Michael R. Veilleux 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Maine State Police, 7 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.3% of this agency's fallen.

Maine State Police
7
of 12 officers
58.3% Accident
ME — Statewide
41
of 102 officers
40.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael R. Veilleux's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Michael R. Veilleux Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael R. Veilleux is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897