Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio
End of Watch: Friday, August 5, 1988
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 584/586
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: August 5, 1988
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter
Trooper Wendy Everett was struck and killed by an automobile while standing next to her patrol car on I-270. She was taking a report from a trucker whose windshield had been smashed by a water balloon dropped from a freeway bridge near Circleville, Ohio.
The driver who killed Trooper Everett turned himself in the next day. He plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison, and was released on shock parole after serving 18 months.
Trooper Everett had served three years with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. She was survived by her parents and sister.