Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal William Glerum succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier when his vehicle crashed during a vehicle pursuit. The vehicle he was chasing attempted to block his path and the vehicle collided. Marshal Glerum's vehicle was knocked into a culvert and he sustained serious injuries. He was taken to Zeeland Hospital where he died 19 days later.
Survivors
Marshal Glerum was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Glerum served with the Zeeland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Zeeland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Glerum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal William Glerum 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 Glerum's cause is highlighted.
How William Glerum Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Glerum is highlighted in Jul.