Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Larson was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. Sheriff Larson died of injuries sustained when his squad car collided head-on with a semi tractor-trailer. Investigating officers believe that he may have suffered a heart attack. Sheriff Larson had been with the Barron County Sheriff's Department for 21 years, after serving with the Rice Lake Police Department.
Survivors
Sheriff Larson was survived by his wife and two children.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Larson gave the Barron County Sheriff's Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Barron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Larson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Wally L. Larson is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Barron County Sheriff's Department, 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. Wally L. Larson's cause is highlighted.
How Wally L. Larson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wally L. Larson is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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