Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Foley was struck and killed by a prisoner transport bus in the parking lot of the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, at approximately 6:00 am.
He was walking across the darkened parking lot when the bus accidentally struck him as it exited the facility. Deputy Foley was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Foley had served with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office for more than eight years and had previously served with the Concord Police Department for 29 years as well as with the Pittsburg Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, son and father, sisters and a brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
39 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Foley gave the Alameda County Sheriff's Office 39 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Foley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Foley 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Alameda County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Robert Foley's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Robert Foley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Robert Foley is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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