Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Curtis Blackbird was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a call in Walthill at approximately 1:30 am.
He was driving along a closed section of Nebraska Highway 94 in a period of dense fog when his patrol car struck a construction crane.
Sergeant Blackbird had worked for the Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services division for more than 17 years and served as an EMT before that.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Blackbird gave the Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Blackbird.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Uga'Shon Curtis W. Blackbird 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Uga'Shon Curtis W. Blackbird's cause is highlighted.
How Uga'Shon Curtis W. Blackbird Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Uga'Shon Curtis W. Blackbird is highlighted in Mar.