Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Paul Grahovac was struck by a fire truck and killed while working the scene of a previous accident.
He was performing a vehicle extraction at the multi-car accident when the incident occurred. Deputy Grahovac had been employed with the Alger County Sheriff's Department for five years, and is survived by his two sons, two brothers, mother, and father. One of his brothers is also a deputy with the same agency. Deputy Grahovac was 15 days shy of his 35th birthday the day he was killed.
Survivors
Deputy Grahovac had been employed with the Alger County Sheriff's Department for five years, and is survived by his two sons, two brothers, mother, and father.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Grahovac gave the Alger County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Munising community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Grahovac.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Paul Grahovac 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. Paul Grahovac's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Grahovac Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Grahovac is highlighted in Sep.