Paul L. Meyer
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Police Officer

Paul L. Meyer

Accident
End of Watch February 14, 1928
Age 27
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Paul Meyer was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner responded to a robbery. While driving on South Kingshighway Boulevard a vehicle struck their patrol car at Columbia Avenue. The impact pushed the patrol car into an oncoming streetcar and both officers were ejected. Officer Meyer suffered severe injuries and succumbed to his injuries. His partner was treated for injuries and recovered. Officer Meyer had been with the agency for two years.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Meyer gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Meyer.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location St. Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1928
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Paul L. Meyer 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
56
of 176 officers
31.8% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul L. Meyer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Paul L. Meyer Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul L. Meyer is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location