Corporal Dennis Engelhard was struck and killed while he was investigating a traffic accident.

On December 25, 2009 at 10:30 am, Corporal Dennis Engelhard was fatally struck by a vehicle that slid on the ice-covered roadway while investigating a minor accident on I-44, east of Eureka.

Corporal Engelhard had served with the agency for 10 years. He had also worked as a paramedic and as a flight paramedic. Interred: Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Missouri.

Article by Brent Marchant