Matthias Anthony "Matt" Stine, Jr.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department — Port Huron, MI

Accident

End of Watch December 29, 1945

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Matt Stine was killed when his patrol car collided with a Port Huron and Detroit Railroad train. Deputy Stine was transporting two drunk men he had arrested. It is theorized that Deputy Stine became distracted as a result of a possible escape attempt, causing the accident. The two prisoners were also killed in the accident. Deputy Stine had served in law enforcement for 3 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Stine gave the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port Huron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Stine.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department St. Clair County Sheriff's Department

Location Port Huron, MI

Platform Identity sccso.stclair.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1945

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Matthias Anthony "Matt" Stine, Jr. 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%.

At St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident