Officer Meyers was fatally wounded when he was struck by a car while handling a minor traffic accident.

January 14, 1998 at approximately 11:00 am, Officer Meyers was conducting a traffic accident investigation along I-29 near Tiffany Springs Road involving a minor accident where a jeep had struck a concrete median. The jeep had struck the concrete median, spun around and came to rest facing north in the innermost southbound lane. A tow truck was parked north of the jeep and Meyers' squad car was parked behind the truck. Meyers, along with the driver of the Jeep and one passenger, was standing near the jeep while the tow truck driver was under the Jeep, examining the damage. A southbound car passed the patrol car and tow truck, then moved into the left lane where it struck Officer Meyers and the Jeep and struck and injured the three civilians.

The drunk driver, Larry Bittick, was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer, a class B felony, and three counts of assault.

Officer Meyers (53) was a 25 year veteran in law enforcement. He worked at the Gladstone and Riverside Police Departments before joining the Kansas City Police Department in 1985 where he earned three Meritorious Service Awards and 39 letters of commendation during his career. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and brother. Interred: Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.