Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Molly Tyler White succumbed to complications of back injuries sustained on January 15th, 2008, when she slipped on ice in the parking lot of the Gunnison County Courthouse.
She had suffered a severe back injury as the result of the crash, which was aggravated when she slipped on the ice. The secondary injury resulted in her being confined to a wheelchair. Her condition continued to deteriorate until she passed away from complications of the injury on November 23rd, 2012.
Trooper White had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 11 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Tyler White gave the Colorado State Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Tyler White.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Molly Tyler White 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado State Patrol, 19 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Molly Tyler White's cause is highlighted.
How Molly Tyler White Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Molly Tyler White is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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