Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant William Delmar succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash four days earlier when the patrol car he was riding in was struck by a vehicle that had run a red light at the intersection of Sherman Boulevard and Henry Street. He never regained consciousness following the crash and died five days later. The driver of the vehicle that struck the patrol car was charged with negligent homicide. Sergeant Delmar was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and recipient of the Bronze Star with cluster. He served as a part-time officer with the Roosevelt Park Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Delmar served with the Roosevelt Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roosevelt Park community, and 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
William F. Delmar served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant William F. Delmar 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William F. Delmar's cause is highlighted.
How William F. Delmar Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William F. Delmar is highlighted in Oct.