Iowa State Patrol
Trooper Theodore Lawrence Benda
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Cause: Automobile crash
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Sunday, October 14, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Friday, June 30, 1989
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Pilot Lance G. Dietsch
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Friday, June 30, 1989
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Charles Gerald Whitney
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Sunday, June 16, 1985
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Marvin C. VanderLinden
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Friday, June 11, 1965
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Ralph Franklin Garthwaite
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Harold Clarence DeGear
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Friday, February 19, 1954
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Harold Emmerson Klinkefus
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1949
Cause: Automobile crash
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 12
- Aircraft accident 3
- Automobile crash 4
- Gunfire 2
- Struck by vehicle 2
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- February 1
- April 2
- May 1
- June 4
- July 1
- September 1
- October 2
By Gender
- Male 12
- Female 0