Michael Lee Waldron
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Patrolman

Michael Lee Waldron

LaGrange Police Department — LaGrange, IN
Accident
End of Watch December 7, 1974
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Michael Waldron died of massive chest injuries after his patrol car was struck head-on by an oncoming vehicle that had crossed the center line while rounding a curve at a high rate of speed. The impact caused the engines of both vehicles into their passenger compartments.

Patrolman Waldron had served with the Lagrange Police Department for one year.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Waldron gave the LaGrange Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the LaGrange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Waldron.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location LaGrange, LaGrange County, IN
Platform Identity lpd.lagrange.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1974
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Michael Lee Waldron 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

LaGrange Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
IN — Statewide
151
of 503 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Michael Lee Waldron Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Lee Waldron is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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