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Missouri Trooper Fatally Struck on Christmas Day
St. Louis Post Dispatch via YellowBrix
December 25, 2009
EUREKA, Missouri. — A Christmas blast of winter weather led to dozens of stranded motorists and injuries on Friday, including the death of a state trooper who was responding to an accident.
Missouri Highway Patrolman Dennis Engelhard, 49, was on the scene of a minor accident on Interstate-44 near Eureaka when he was struck by an SUV that had lost control on the westbound section of the highway.
Engelhard, a 10-year veteran, was hit while walking to the back of his patrol car to retrieve an item from his trunk.
A spokesman for the Highway Patrol, Sgt. Al Nothum, said it’s unclear if the SUV hit a patch of ice or spun out on the slick road, but the driver’s loss of control appears to have been a result of the weather and is being treated as an accident.
Engelhard is the first Missouri trooper to die in the line of duty since Trooper Donald K. “Kevin” Floyd was killed on Sept. 22, 2005, when he was struck by a vehicle in Texas County, in south central Missouri.
According to Nothum, Engelhard was not married and had no children.
homicide06042000
over 3 years ago
138 Comments
Rest in peace brother.
RKEENAN
over 3 years ago
572 Comments
'ALL GIVE SOME....SOME GIVE ALL"
R I P Trooper Engelhard.
brn57
over 3 years ago
4 Comments
R.I.P Sir
T_9
over 3 years ago
5674 Comments
God Bless you sir for your service and sacrifice. May He continue to give strength to your family friends and department. Rest in Peace sir!
servingproud
over 3 years ago
4690 Comments
RIP Brother Engelhard.
RoyalVT
over 3 years ago
604 Comments
RIP Brother
rvmilton
over 3 years ago
680 Comments
Rest In Peace Brother, thought and prayers for your family.
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
Rest my brother. We have the watch. Trooper Donald K. "Kevin" Floyd was a very good friend of mine. We grew up across the street from one another. This hits very close to home.
badboz
over 3 years ago
148 Comments
RIP
Inxorte
over 3 years ago
734 Comments
RIPB
propbraker
over 3 years ago
894 Comments
God Bless you Sir, and we thank you for your service. R.I.P Sir.
aussie4
over 3 years ago
5328 Comments
Instead of being inside, safe and warm Leo Engelhard was out in the freezing weather helping others. God Bless him and his family.
commando31642
over 3 years ago
1152 Comments
R.I.P Brother
hbg522
over 3 years ago
7006 Comments
R.I.P. Trooper Engelhard
NYPDALT
over 3 years ago
3110 Comments
RIP Trooper. May God Bless his family.