Roll of Honor
Michael Allen Scarbrough
Incident
Sergeant Michael Scarbrough was killed in an automobile crash on I-94 near Wayne Road during snow and icy conditions.
The collision occurred when the department vehicle he was a passenger in went off the roadway. The vehicle then struck a utility pole in the highway median. Sergeant Scarbrough and another sergeant in the same vehicle were both transported to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, where Sergeant Scarbrough succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Scarbrough had served with the Wayne County Airport Authority Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, mother, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Scarbrough gave the Wayne County Airport Authority Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Scarbrough.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael Allen Scarbrough 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. Michael Allen Scarbrough's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Allen Scarbrough Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Allen Scarbrough is highlighted in Feb.