Kern County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Sunday, October 11, 1981
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: 300
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 11, 1981
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Michael Wilson was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by an 19-year-old driver who was passing several cars at 1600 hours. He and his training officer were en route to Lake Isabella when the accident occurred. Deputy Wilson suffered several head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival to Kern Medical Center. The driver and three passengers with her suffered moderate injuries. She was charged with vehicular manslaughter.
Deputy Wilson had only served with the agency for six weeks and had served in law enforcement for 18 months. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and two brothers.