Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Roy Lichtenheld was killed in a motorcycle accident on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Survivors
The officer had been employed with the Minnesota State Patrol for one year, and was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Lichtenheld gave the Minnesota State Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Minnesota. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Lichtenheld.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Roy C. Lichtenheld 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Minnesota State Patrol, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy C. Lichtenheld's cause is highlighted.
How Roy C. Lichtenheld Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy C. Lichtenheld is highlighted in Oct.
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