Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kohler was killed in an automobile accident at Gratiot Avenue and Hickory Street when his car skidded as he was headed into work.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Kohler gave the Detroit Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kohler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Myron Kohler 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Myron Kohler's cause is highlighted.
How Myron Kohler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Myron Kohler is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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