Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota
End of Watch: Monday, September 16, 1985
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: September 16, 1985
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Not charged
Patrolman Hollers was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while at a call of a dead dog in the road. Patrolman Hollers had positioned his patrol car in the center lane, angled towards the oncoming traffic. The female driver of an approaching vehicle did not see the patrol car and kept coming. The driver struck Patrolman Hollers as he dragging the dog out of traffic. A blood test later showed that the driver was intoxicated, but no charges were ever filed.
Patrolman Hollers had served with the agency for 1 year. He was survived by his wife and parents.