Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Kevin Floyd was struck and killed by a vehicle while making a traffic stop on U.S. 60, near Route MM, in Texas County.
He was working a speed enforcement detail in conjunction with one of the agency's aircraft. After making an initial contact with the driver of the vehicle, Trooper Floyd was returning to his patrol car when he was struck by an oncoming pickup truck.
Trooper Floyd was flown to St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately one hour later.
The driver who struck him plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced to a two year suspended sentence, four years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and a $5,000 fine.
Trooper Floyd had served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for 21 years and was assigned to Troop G, Zone 8.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Floyd gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Floyd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Donald Kevin Floyd 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. Donald Kevin Floyd's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Kevin Floyd Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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