Roll of Honor
Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr.
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Mike Gallagher succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when his patrol car collided with an elk on Highway 12 near mile marker 30.
He was responding to back up another deputy at the scene of a domestic disturbance when the collision occurred near Packwood at approximately 8:30 pm. After striking the elk, his patrol car ran into a storage shed and then into a utility pole. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Gallagher was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Lewis County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Gallagher gave the Lewis County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chehalis community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr. served in the Army (1994â2002) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr. 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Lewis County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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