South Dakota Highway Patrol
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1985
Cause: Stabbed
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Verlyn LaMonte "Monte" Mettler
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Henry N. "Brownie" Russell
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 1958
Cause: Automobile crash
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Wednesday, September 17, 1941
Cause: Automobile crash
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 5
- Automobile crash 2
- Gunfire 1
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- March 2
- May 1
- September 1
- November 1
By Gender
- Male 5
- Female 0