Roll of Honor
Incident
Inspector Robert Rossier succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a motorcycle crash on Putney Road in Dummerston.
As Inspector Rossier was driving south, another vehicle cut him off. He skidded on the wet pavement and was thrown off his motorcycle. Inspector Rossier was transported to Memorial Hospital, where he suffered a fractured skull.
Inspector Rossier had served with the Vermont Highway Patrol for three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Rossier served with the Vermont Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Vermont. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Rossier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector Robert Daniel Rossier is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VT, 12 of 31 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Daniel Rossier's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Daniel Rossier Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Daniel Rossier is highlighted in Sep.