Missouri State Trooper EOW 12/25/09

**DaveM55** · December 26th, 2009, 04:51 AM

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story...storyid=192491

KSDK -- A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was struck by a car and killed, Christmas morning, while responding to the scene of a crash on Interstate 44 near Eureka.

Officials say Corporal Dennis Engelhard, 49, of Wildwood, died from his injuries about 11:30 Friday morning.
Corporal Jeff Wilson said, "Corporal Engelhard was stopped to assist the Eureka Police with an accident. During the investigation he was waiting on a tow truck for the previous accident. He exited the left side of his vehicle and walked around to the left rear of it, where a dark-colored SUV struck Corporal Engelhard."
Investigators believe slick roads played a role in this fatal accident.

Wilson said, "Any time you have conditions like this, it always plays a role. In these icy conditions, people have to drive to the conditions."

**whoshisface** · December 26th, 2009, 06:33 AM

Sorry to see incidences like this

. my sympathy to his family

**DBZ220** · December 26th, 2009, 11:36 AM

Prayers out to his family. This has been a rough year for LE....

**HiredGoon** · December 26th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Yeah, especially sad that it happened on Christmas day.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .Trooper Dennis Engelhard

Trooper Dennis Engelhard
Missouri State Highway Patrol
End of Watch: Friday, December 25, 2009

Biographical Info
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Friday, December 25, 2009
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Dennis Engelhard was fatally struck by a vehicle while investigating a minor accident on I-44, in Eureka, on Christmas Day. Another vehicle lost control due to winter weather conditions and struck him.

Trooper Engelhard had served with the agency for 10 years.

**Maquis** · December 26th, 2009, 11:43 AM

prayer for both families involved..

**JayBell** · December 26th, 2009, 05:34 PM

whats the term for this... "emergency light fixation" or something... its like having target fixation while riding a motorcycle, the bike goes where you look.
Look too long at one spot, and your body naturally steers yer vehicle right to it.

if you watch a lot of the youtube vids of cop near misses on traffic stops, you see this... open clear roads, and WHAM, someone puts a car right into one of the pulled over vehicles for seemingly no reason.

condolences to the officers family.