Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Wexler was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Route 2 and Teachout Road in Jerusalem Township while responding to a disturbance call. At 8:49 p.m., Deputy Wexler was traveling westbound on Route 2 and slowed down to make a U-turn on Route 2. Another car attempted to pass him but struck him from behind at high speed. Both vehicles careened off the road before coming to a stop. Deputy Wexler suffered a skull fracture. The driver of the other vehicle and a passenger in the car were transported to an area hospital with injuries. The driver was sentenced to 60 days in jail and a $200 fine for driving with a suspended license. Deputy Wexler was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Lucas County Sheriff's Department for 3 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, 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.
Deputy Sheriff Wexler served with the Lucas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo 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
Herbert I. Wexler served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Herbert I. Wexler 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%.
At Lucas County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert I. Wexler's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert I. Wexler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert I. Wexler is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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