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Police Officer Merrill Bruguier | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police

Police Officer

Merrill Bruguier

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police

End of Watch: Saturday, October 9, 2010

Biographical Info

Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 24-7UNION

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 9, 2010
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Merrill Bruguier was killed in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of S.D. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 212 at approximately 4:00 am.

He was traveling from Cherry Creek to Eagle Butte at the time of the crash.

Officer Bruguier was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old son.