St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, November 19, 1993
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: November 19, 1993
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Stephen Strehl was killed when the helicopter he was riding in crashed near Antonio, in Jefferson County, Missouri.
The helicopter suddenly lost altitude while hovering approximately 500 feet above the ground. It crashed into a hilly, wooded area between Briarwood Lane and Moss Hollow Road.
He was on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration task force on drug surveillance when the accident occurred. The pilot, a DEA special agent, suffered critical injuries in the crash.
Detective Strehl had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and three sons.