Nevada Highway Patrol, Nevada
End of Watch Thursday, June 18, 1992
Add to My HeroesDaniel Mark Garcia Peterson
Trooper Peterson died from injuries he sustained 13 days prior when he was struck by a drunk driver on I-80, west of Sparks Boulevard, as he was walking to a tractor-trailer he had pulled over.
The drunk driver was arrested and charged with felony drunk driving and reckless driving in connection with the incident.
Trooper Peterson served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for four years.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicular assault
- Incident Date Friday, June 5, 1992
- Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
- Offender Arrested
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsRIP Trooper Peterson, your life mattered.
Kathy Vonk, Sgt
Nevada Highway Patrol Las Vegas
January 20, 2018
Recent LODD Deaths
Trooper George Baker
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: May 24, 2020
Reserve Captain Raymond Andrew Boseman
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: March 29, 2020
Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: May 16, 2020
Police Officer Francesco S. Scorpo
Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: April 12, 2020
Sergeant AlTerek Patterson
Bedminster Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: April 12, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Maser
Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: May 18, 2020
Correctional Officer Kenneth J. Moore
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, DC
EOW: April 1, 2020
Sergeant Jose Diaz-Ayala
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: April 4, 2020
Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: May 17, 2020