Dickinson Police Department, North Dakota
End of Watch: Thursday, July 14, 1966
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: July 14, 1966
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Wanner was killed when his patrol car struck the side of a train as he attempted to make a traffic stop. The vehicle he was attempting to pull over sped over the railroad crossing. Patrolman Wanner attempted to make it over the crossing too but his patrol car struck the side of a boxcar.
Patrolman Wanner had served with the agency for 4.5 years. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, brother, and two sisters.