Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Larry Howard was killed in an automobile collision while making an emergency medical transport to the local hospital. He was driving with emergency equipment activated, on Ladue Road, when his vehicle was struck by another car at Lindbergh Boulevard. Patrolman Howard had served with the Creve Coeur Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Patrolman Howard gave the Creve Coeur Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Creve Coeur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Howard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Larry David Howard 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry David Howard's cause is highlighted.
How Larry David Howard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry David Howard is highlighted in Mar.