Roll of Honor
Jason Scott Zunker
Incident
Deputy Jason Zunker died of injuries he sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle.
He responded to a truck fire just south of Bloomer in western Wisconsin, about 100 miles east of Minneapolis. He was directing traffic when he was hit by a southbound vehicle.
Deputy Zunker was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Eau Claire, where he died the next day from his injuries.
The deputy had served with the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department for 4 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Zunker gave the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chippewa Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Zunker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jason Scott Zunker is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Scott Zunker's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Scott Zunker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Scott Zunker is highlighted in Jan.