Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Chad Brackman was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic near the intersection of N 87th Street and N Pima Road in Scottsdale.
He was working an overtime assignment at about 11:00 am when he was struck. He was transported to HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Lieutenant Brackman had served with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for 22 years and was assigned to the Lake Patrol Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and two stepchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Brackman gave the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Brackman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Chad Owen Brackman 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Chad Owen Brackman's cause is highlighted.
How Chad Owen Brackman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Chad Owen Brackman is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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