Patrolman Melvin E. Phillips
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado
End of Watch: Thursday, February 2, 1956
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Patrolman Melvin Phillips and Patrolman Floyd Gresham were killed when their cruiser was struck by a tractor trailer while they conducted a traffic stop.

They had stopped another tractor trailer on U.S. Highway 287 and were issuing a citation when the other semi rear-ended their cruiser, crushing it between the two trucks, and pushing both vehicle more than 65 feet.

Patrolman Phillips had been employed with the Colorado State Patrol for two years.