Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Sandi Wagner was killed when her patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on Delaware 404 in Bridgeville. At 5:40 p.m., Trooper Wagner made a U-turn to pursue a vehicle when her vehicle was struck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Trooper Wagner was the first female trooper with the Delaware State Police to be killed in the line of duty. She had served with the agency for only 8 months.
Survivors
She was survived by her mother, two sisters, father, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Wagner served with the Delaware State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Wagner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Sandra Marie Wagner 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Delaware State Police, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sandra Marie Wagner's cause is highlighted.
How Sandra Marie Wagner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sandra Marie Wagner is highlighted in Apr.
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