Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jaeger was struck and killed by a vehicle while preparing to direct traffic in front of a drive-in movie theater.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Jaeger served with the St. Ann Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Ann community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Jaeger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Gerald Andrew Jaeger 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. Gerald Andrew Jaeger's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald Andrew Jaeger Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald Andrew Jaeger is highlighted in Jun.