Roll of Honor
Incident
Motor Carrier Officer Dan Kerstetter succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 75 on September 13, 2024.
At 8:30 a.m., Officer Kerstetter was conducting a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 75 near Dix Road in Lincoln Park. While sitting in his patrol car, a truck crashed into the back of his vehicle, pushing it into the rear of the semi-truck. He was removed from his vehicle using the jaws of life and transported to the Detroit Receiving Hospital. He remained on life support until his organs could be donated.
The driver of the truck was killed in the crash. The semi-truck driver was not injured.
Officer Kerstetter had served with the Michigan State Police for over a year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Motor Carrier Officer Kerstetter gave the Michigan State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motor Carrier Officer Kerstetter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Kerstetter's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Kerstetter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Kerstetter is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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