Cause of Death:
Vehicular assault
End of Watch: May 21, 1989
Date of Incident: May 21, 1989
Age: 36
Badge Number: 4569
Tour of Duty: 11 yr
Suspect Info: Driver charged and convicted; driver released after
4 years in prison.
Weapon Used: 18-wheeler; Alcohol involved
Sergeant Kuhnle and
Trooper Ralph Zerda were killed when a drunk truck driver crashed his
tractor trailer into their parked patrol car. The officers were parked on
the shoulder after stopping another drunk driver.
Sergeant Kuhnle had been with the agency
for 11 years.