Trooper Stephen R. Gyurke
Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, August 24, 1958

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years, 10 months
Badge Number: 606

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Thursday, August 21, 1958
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Received suspended sentence

Trooper Gyurke was succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a tractor trailer several days earlier. Trooper Gyurke had stopped another tractor trailer for a traffic violation on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County and was talking to the driver on a berm when he was struck.

Both of Trooper Gyurke's legs had to be amputated above the knees before he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the semi that struck him received a suspended sentence after pleading no defense in the case.

Trooper Gyurke had served with the agency for just under four years and was assigned to Troop B-1 in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was survived by his wife, mother and several siblings, one of whom was also a state trooper.