Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Craig Schultz was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-29 while responding to another accident.
During his response, his motorcycle went out of control when it struck a wet spot on the roadway on southbound I-29 near the I-635 interchange.
Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.
Survivors
Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.
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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.
Police Officer Schultz gave the Kansas City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schultz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Craig W. Schultz 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 Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig W. Schultz's cause is highlighted.
How Craig W. Schultz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Craig W. Schultz is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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