Roll of Honor
Edwin John Fernando Wormsbacher
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edwin Wormsbacher was killed when his motorcycle struck a vehicle while he was on duty.
A vehicle in front of him braked suddenly, and he was unable to stop. Deputy Wormsbacher was transported to the hospital, where he died of a fractured skull. The coroner ruled the crash as accidental, and the driver was not charged.
Deputy Wormsbacher had served with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his wife and father. His father was appointed as a deputy to fill his vacancy.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and father.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wormsbacher gave the Macomb County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Clemens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wormsbacher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edwin John Fernando Wormsbacher 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 Macomb County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwin John Fernando Wormsbacher's cause is highlighted.
How Edwin John Fernando Wormsbacher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin John Fernando Wormsbacher is highlighted in Sep.
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