Leave
Note HereMissouri Law Enforcement Officers Who Have
Gave Their Lives For Our Safety.
(LICKING MISSOURI)
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was killed Thursday when he was hit by a pickup truck during a traffic stop along U.S. 60 in Texas County.
Sgt. Marty Elmore of the patrol said Donald K. Floyd, 45, was working with the patrol's aircraft and had pulled over a car at 12:21 p.m. He was struck by the passing truck driven by Forrest L. Ghan, 65, of Republic, as he turned to walk back to his patrol car. Elmore said the truck driver apparently was reaching for some papers when he veered from the lane and struck the trooper. The woman stopped - identified as Dayna G. Spencer, 41, of Nixa - notified authorities on a patrol radio of the accident. The patrol said charges are pending against the driver of the vehicle that struck Floyd. Texas County Prosecutor Mike Anderson was on the scene late this afternoon.
Patrol statement on accident:
The Missouri State Highway Patrol regrets to inform the public that a trooper was killed in the line of duty today, September 22, 2005. At 12:21 p.m. Trooper Donald K. Floyd, badge #394, was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 60 in Texas County, approximately one mile east of Route MM. He was airlifted by helicopter to St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, MO, where he succumbed to his injuries at 1:33 p.m.
Trooper Floyd was working speed enforcement with one of the Patrol's aircraft, and had stopped an eastbound vehicle for a traffic violation. Trooper Floyd had made contact with the driver of the vehicle and had turned to return to his Patrol vehicle when he was struck by a pickup truck traveling east on U.S. 60. The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending against the driver of the pickup.
Trooper Floyd was born in Houston, Missouri. He graduated from Licking High School in Licking, Missouri, in 1977. Trooper Floyd was appointed to the Patrol on August 1, 1986, and was assigned to Troop G, Zone 5, Shannon County. Trooper Floyd's most current assignment was Troop G, Zone 8, Texas County.
Trooper Floyd leaves behind a wife, a son, 19, and a daughter, 16. He is the 27th member of the Patrol to make the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the citizens of Missouri. Trooper Floyd is the fourth member of the Patrol to die in the line of duty in 2005.
Memorial Fund Established for Trooper Floyd
On September 23, 2005, a memorial fund was established at the Town and Country
Bank, 120 E. Highway 32, Licking, Missouri 65542, (573)674-4013, in memory of
Trooper D. Kevin Floyd who was killed in the line of duty September 22, 2005.
Contributions may be made to the fund, in lieu of flowers, at the bank or at the
Fox Funeral Home, 128 S. Main St., Licking, Missouri 65542, (573)674-2293.
Corporal John A. "Jay" Sampietro Jr, was killed in the line of duty today, August 17, 2005. Corporal Sampietro was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 44 in Webster County, near Strafford, MO. He was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO, where he succumbed to his injuries. At the time he was struck, Corporal Sampietro was directing traffic while assisting the Patrol’s Major Crash Investigation Team at the site of an earlier fatal traffic crash.
Corporal Sampietro graduated from Sikeston Senior High School in Sikeston, MO, in 1987. He was appointed to the Patrol in January 1992, and was originally assigned to Troop E, Poplar Bluff. In March 2003, he transferred to Troop D, Springfield. In addition to his road duties, Corporal Sampietro was a pilot assigned to Troop D Headquarters.
Corporal Sampietro leaves behind a wife and two young sons, ages 4, and 10 months. He is the 26th member of the Patrol to make the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the citizens of Missouri. Corporal Sampietro is the third member of the Patrol to die in the line of duty in 2005.
Sergeant C. Dewayne Graham Jr, was killed at his residence on Sunday, March 20, 2005, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Sergeant Graham was still in his uniform, lying on the ground near his patrol car when he was found by a passing motorist. An autopsy would reveal he had been ambushed, shot by a rifle and a shotgun. Sergeant Graham's residence was just outside Van Buren, MO, in rural Carter County, within Troop G.
Officers discovered Sergeant Graham had been investigating a single fatality traffic crash where the driver had fled the scene. Leads SergeantGraham had been working on prior to his death were developed. On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 23, Lance Shockley, 28, was arrested on felony leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident charges and was incarcerated in the Cape Girardeau County Jail. At the time of Shockley's arrest, the Patrol considered him a “person of interest” in the murder of Sergeant Graham. Dozens of investigators continued working around the clock.
At 1:55 p.m., on Tuesday, March 29, 2005, a member of the Patrol placed Lance Shockley under arrest for the murder of Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Jr. He was charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action. On April 1, his wife, Coree L. Shockley, was arrested for tampering with evidence in connection with the murder of Sergeant Graham. On April 15, Sherry Chilton Keeney was arrested for tampering with evidence, and Cynthia L. Chilton was arrested for perjury. In spite of these arrests, investigators continue to actively investigate Sergeant Graham's murder to ensure all leads are exhausted.
Sergeant Graham joined the Patrol on January 1, 1993. Upon graduating from the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop G, Zone 6, Thayer. In June 1999, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Troop G, Zone 1, Wright County. Graham was promoted to sergeant in 2002, and designated zone supervisor of Troop G, Zone 4, Carter and Reynolds counties. He is survived by a four-year-old son. Sergeant Graham is the 24th member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to lose his life in the line of duty.
Trooper Ralph C. Tatoian, 32, was killed in a traffic crash on I-44 in Franklin
County, at 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2005. Trooper Tatoian, a member of
the Patrol's Special Emergency Response Team, and other members of SERT, were
responding to the Franklin County area to assist with the manhunt for an armed
burglary suspect who had shot a deputy in Gasconade County earlier.
Trooper Tatoian was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1995. He had served in the Troop C, St. Louis, his entire career. He was the twenty-fifth member of the Patrol to lose his life in the line of duty.
Trooper Tatoian was survived by his wife, a daughter, and two sons
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Trooper Michael L. Newton, 25, was killed in a traffic crash at
6:59 a.m. on May 22, 2003. Trooper Newton had stopped a vehicle for a traffic
violation on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 47-mile marker in Lafayette
County. While Trooper Newton and the violator were sitting in his patrol car,
they were struck by a pickup pulling a flat bed trailer. The force of the impact
pushed the patrol car into the violator's vehicle. The violator, who suffered
serious injuries, was pulled from the patrol car by witnesses at the scene.
Trooper Newton died at the scene.
Trooper Newton is survived by his wife and two young sons. He is the
twenty-third officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to lose his life in
the line of duty.
Trooper Poynter is survived by his wife and two young children. He is the
twenty-second member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to lose his life in
the line of duty.
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