Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: 4 years
Badge # 941
Military veteran
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Incident Date: 6/10/2002
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Trooper Michael Rao succumbed to injuries received two days earlier when he was struck by a pickup truck, while assisting a motorist at 0830 hours on southbound I-95 near Manning, South Carolina.
The pickup truck veered off of the road, struck his patrol car and the other vehicle before landing on Trooper Rao. Trooper Rao was flown to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.
Trooper Rao was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for four years. He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old daughter, parents, and sister.
