Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Corey McElroy was killed in a vehicle crash at the interchange of I-68 and Route 36 in Frostburg, Maryland, at about 7:25 pm on December 20th, 2022.
His department SUV struck the back of a tractor-trailer before being struck by another vehicle. He was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he succumbed to his injuries early the following morning.
Deputy McElroy was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors
He is survived by two young children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Deputy Sheriff McElroy served with the Garrett County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Thank you 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
Corey D. McElroy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Corey D. McElroy 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Garrett County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Corey D. McElroy's cause is highlighted.
How Corey D. McElroy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Corey D. McElroy is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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