Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Wanner was killed when his patrol car struck the side of a train as he attempted to make a traffic stop. The vehicle he was attempting to pull over sped over the railroad crossing. Patrolman Wanner attempted to make it over the crossing too but his patrol car struck the side of a boxcar. Patrolman Wanner had served with the agency for 4.5 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, brother, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wanner gave the Dickinson Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dickinson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wanner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Theodore C. Wanner 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 ND, 15 of 61 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.6% of this state's fallen. That is 6.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore C. Wanner's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore C. Wanner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore C. Wanner is highlighted in Jul.