Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Waldron was struck and killed by a race car while working the stock car races at the local fairgrounds. He was keeping the crowd away from the edge of the track when an accident occurred between two race cars. One of the cars went over the embankment and struck Chief Waldron as he attempted to get out of the way.
Survivors
Chief Waldron had been in law enforcement for 15 years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Waldron gave the Hallock Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hallock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Waldron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Deo C. Waldron 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. Deo C. Waldron's cause is highlighted.
How Deo C. Waldron Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Deo C. Waldron is highlighted in Jul.