Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police
End of Watch: Saturday, October 9, 2010
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 24-7UNION
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.