Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Fiegl was killed when his patrol car was struck by a New York Central Railroad passenger train at a rural crossing in the Town of Wheatfield.
Survivors
Deputy Fiegl had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and four siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fiegl gave the Niagara County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lockport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fiegl.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William J. Fiegl, 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Niagara 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. William J. Fiegl, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William J. Fiegl, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William J. Fiegl, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
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