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For further information please contact: Sergeant Marty Elmore



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Q0595



September 22, 2005







EMPHASIS: Trooper Killed in the Line of Duty







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.