Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Michael Capizzi was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on Ohio 56 in London, Ohio. He was in London attending a training class on child abuse when he was struck in front of the training building. Investigator Capizzi was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Erie County Prosecutor's Office for two years and previously served 11 years with the Erie County Sheriff's Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Investigator Capizzi gave the Erie County Prosecutor's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sandusky community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Capizzi served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Investigator Michael Capizzi 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Capizzi's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Capizzi Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Capizzi is highlighted in Jan.