Milan Pratt
Sergeant

Milan Pratt

MI State Police — Lansing, MI
Accident
End of Watch April 15, 1922
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Pratt was killed in a motorcycle accident when his bike went out of control on a section of road that was under construction in Plymouth, Michigan.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pratt served with the Michigan State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pratt.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police
Type State Police
Location Lansing, MI
Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 15, 1922
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Milan Pratt is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.

MI State Police
29
of 57 officers
50.9% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milan Pratt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Milan Pratt Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Milan Pratt is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897