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Trooper Sandra Wagner was killed when her patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer. Trooper Wagner was making a U-turn to pursue a vehicle when her vehicle was struck. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Trooper Wagner was the first female trooper with the Delaware State Police to be killed in the line of duty. She had served with the agency for only 8 months.
Trooper Sandra M. Wagner
02/17/1968-04/05/1996
Trooper Sandra M. Wagner, 28 was the first female Delaware State Trooper to die in the line of duty. She was killed on April 5th, 1996, while attempting to stop a speeding motorist. Trooper Wagner while attempting to conduct the traffic stop collided with a tractor-trailer on Delaware Route 404 near Bridgeville Delaware.
Affectionately called “Sandi”, Trooper Wagner is survived by her mother, Patricia; her father and stepmother, Joseph and Betty Wagner; sisters, Candace and Kristen; stepsister and stepbrother, Denise and Dennis Risner
