Thomas Lee Wojtowicz
Deputy Sheriff

Thomas Lee Wojtowicz

Accident
End of Watch November 12, 1968
Age 27
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Wojtowicz was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. Deputy Wojtowicz had served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Wojtowicz gave the Wayne County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wojtowicz.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity wcso.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 12, 1968
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Lee Wojtowicz 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 MI, 229 of 719 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this state's fallen. That is 31.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Wayne County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Wayne County Sheriff's Department
2
of 14 officers
14.3% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 719 officers
31.8% 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. Thomas Lee Wojtowicz's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Lee Wojtowicz Compares

Age at Death
27
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. Thomas Lee Wojtowicz is highlighted in Nov.

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