Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy McDaniel was killed when his patrol car was rear-ended by a car that was racing another car at 2145 hours. He was driving westbound on Highway 50 when the car rear-ended him at a approximately 100 mph. His patrol car was knocked off the roadway, rolled over four times, and stopped approximately 100 yards from the impact point. The juvenile driver of the car that struck him was held for investigation of involuntary manslaughter. The driver, a 19 year-old girl, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McDaniel served with the Ormsby County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Carson City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McDaniel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Evert McDaniel 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Ormsby County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Evert McDaniel's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Evert McDaniel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Evert McDaniel is highlighted in Jun.
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