Deputy Sheriff Michael Ronald Wilson
Kern County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Sunday, October 11, 1981

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: 300

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Sunday, October 11, 1981
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Wilson was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver at 1600 hours. He and his training officer were en route to Lake Isabella when the 18-year-old drunk driver crossed the center line and struck the patrol car. Deputy Wilson suffered several head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival to Kern Medical Center.

Deputy Wilson had only been with the agency for six weeks and had been in law enforcement for 18 months. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and two brothers.