Deputy Sheriff Michael Foley

February 23, 2017

Deputy Sheriff Michael Foley was struck and killed by a prisoner transport bus in the parking lot of the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, at approximately 6:00 am.

He was walking across the darkened parking lot when the bus accidentally struck him as it exited the facility. Deputy Foley was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Foley had served with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for eight years and had previously served with the Concord Police Department for 29 years.