Trooper Robert J. Kolilis

Trooper Robert J. Kolilis died on September 21, 1988, as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck on Missouri Route M in Washington County near Irondale, Missouri.

The traffic crash occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. when two vehicles were stopped along the two lane road (one of the vehicles was partially in the roadway), Tpr. Kolilis apparently stopped to render assistance and had exited the patrol car and was standing at or near the center of the roadway when a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old male was traveling westbound and did not see Tpr. Kolilis standing in the roadway. The pickup struck Tpr. Kolilis.

Tpr. Kolilis was taken to Washington County Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries at 9:30 p.m.

Trooper Robert J. Kolilis, 24, was the 16th member of the Patrol to die in the line of duty.