Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Gary Snodgrass was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Missouri 32, seven and a half miles east of Salem in Dent County. His vehicle left the roadway while he rounded a curve. Trooper Snodgrass was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and served as a military policeman. He had served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for eight months and had previously served with the Owensville Police Department and St. Charles Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, siblings.
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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.
Trooper Snodgrass gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri, 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
Gary Wayne Snodgrass served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Gary Wayne Snodgrass 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 Missouri State Highway Patrol, 18 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Wayne Snodgrass's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Wayne Snodgrass Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Wayne Snodgrass is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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