Delos A. Williams

MI State Police — Lansing, MI

Accident

End of Watch June 30, 1929

Age 22

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 56

Incident

Trooper Williams was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to the Bay City Post.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department MI State Police

Location Lansing, MI

Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1929

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Delos A. Williams 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 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

of 57 officers

50.9% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident