Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Earl Haslam succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident six days earlier.
His motorcycle went out of control and crashed as he was returning to police headquarters after serving civil papers. He was transported to a local hospital with a fractured skull and a broken leg.
Deputy Haslam had served with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Haslam gave the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Haslam.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Earl R. Haslam 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept., 10 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl R. Haslam's cause is highlighted.
How Earl R. Haslam Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl R. Haslam is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
