Connecticut State Police, Connecticut
End of Watch: Friday, November 13, 1992
Age: 72
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 13, 1992
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Auxiliary Trooper Edward Truelove was killed when his patrol car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer and burst into flames on I-84, at its junction with Route 70, in Cheshire.
He was calling in a disabled vehicle at the time of the accident. Prior to the accident, he had directed the occupants of the disabled vehicle to climb onto a nearby embankment to stay out of harm's way.
Trooper Truelove had served with the Connecticut State Police for over 20 years. He was survived by his three sisters.