Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Robert Corter was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a person wanted on a warrant at 8:40 a.m. His vehicle struck a wall separating the Pali Tunnels on Pali Highway after skidding on the rain-slick road. He was transported to Queen's Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries an hour later. Officer Corter was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Honolulu Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, mother, stepfather, and two stepsisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Corter gave the Honolulu Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Allen Corter served in the Air Force (1968â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Robert Allen Corter 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 HI, 28 of 64 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 12.8 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Honolulu Police Department, 28 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Allen Corter's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Allen Corter Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Allen Corter is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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