Sawyer County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Thursday, July 9, 1998
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 38
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 9, 1998
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Michael Villiard was killed as he was responding to a call of a non-breathing person.
He was attempting to avoid a head-on collision when he lost control of his cruiser, which then rolled several times, ejecting him. He was flown to a hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, where he died a short time later.
Deputy Villiard had served with the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office for 13 years. He is survived by his wife, three children, mother, and siblings.