Sergio Aleman
Deputy Sheriff

Sergio Aleman

Accident
End of Watch July 31, 2012
Age 49
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Sergio Aleman was killed in an automobile accident on I-43, at Winnebago Street, at approximately 12:15 pm.

The sheriff's office motorist assistance truck struck the back of a flatbed tow truck that was stopped on the shoulder of the highway. Deputy Aleman was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Froedtert Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Deputy Aleman had served with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-WI-6D1D286B
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Aleman gave the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Aleman.

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

Agency

Location Milwaukee, WI
Platform Identity mcso.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 2012
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Sergio Aleman 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept., 10 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept.
10
of 13 officers
76.9% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% 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. Sergio Aleman'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 Sergio Aleman Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sergio Aleman is highlighted in Jul.

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

Incident Location