Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Bob Fulton succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a fire at the intersection of Winter Street and Tower Avenue.
The driver of the vehicle that struck him was fined $28.
Sergeant Fulton had served with the Superior Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by three nephews.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Fulton gave the Superior Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Superior community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Fulton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Robert John Fulton 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 Superior Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert John Fulton's cause is highlighted.
How Robert John Fulton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert John Fulton is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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