Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Michael Stewart was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 711, at the Route 271 split, in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, at approximately 2:20 am.
His patrol SUV was traveling southbound when a garbage truck attempted to turn left onto the roadway in front of it, causing a collision. Trooper Stewart suffered fatal injuries in the crash and his partner suffered minor injuries.
Trooper Stewart had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for three and a half years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Stewart gave the Pennsylvania State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Stewart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Michael Paul Stewart, III 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Paul Stewart, III's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Paul Stewart, III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Paul Stewart, III is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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