Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Allan Peterson succumbed to internal injuries received after being exposed to fluorosulfonic acid fumes following the derailment of a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train in the business district of Bridgman, Michigan. The train contained several tanker cars that left the tracks and became damaged during the derailment. A 12-square mile area around the derailment was evacuated, and Trooper Peterson was assigned to guard the inner perimeter of the crash site to keep citizens and reporters clear of the dangers. The tanker that contained the fluorosulfonic acid was damaged to the point that a plume of white smoke leaked from it during the entire time Trooper Peterson was on duty at the scene. Approximately three weeks later Trooper Peterson's health deteriorated, and he suffered a fatal heart attack. It was later determined that medical complications from the toxins exposure caused the heart attack. Trooper Peterson had served with the Michigan State Police for 13 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Peterson gave the Michigan State Police 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Peterson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Allan Peterson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allan Peterson's cause is highlighted.
How Allan Peterson Compares
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