Officer Michael D. Hemschmeyer

Michael D. Hemschmeyer

Officer Hemschmeyer was killed in a traffic accident while responding to another officer’s call for assistance. A sedan that had pulled over for the officer’s emergency lights was struck from behind by a garbage truck. The force of the collision threw the vehicle into the path of the approaching patrol car, killing officer Hemschmeyer.
Officer Hemschmeyer had been with the agency for four years.