Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Thomas Wyatt was killed in an on-duty automobile crash on Highway 210 three miles west of McGregor.
He was driving his department vehicle to the Brainerd Field Office when it collided head-on with a logging truck. Agent Wyatt was killed instantly.
Agent Wyatt had served with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for six years. He had previously served with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation for three years and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two young children, parents, sister, and grandmother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Wyatt gave the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Wyatt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Thomas John Wyatt 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas John Wyatt's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas John Wyatt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas John Wyatt is highlighted in Mar.