William Schoenberger

Wisconsin State Patrol — Madison, WI

Accident

End of Watch April 22, 1993

Age 31

Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo

Badge 619

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Trooper William Schoenberger succumbed to injuries sustained when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer on I-94. He had positioned his patrol car in the right line of the interstate to block traffic as the local fire department attempted to extinguish a car fire. The trucker who caused the accident was convicted of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and was sentenced to three years of probation and 500 hours of community service. Trooper Schoenberger had served with the Wisconsin State Patrol for 8.5 years and was assigned to District 6.

Survivors

Survivor G. Birkholz

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper III Schoenberger gave the Wisconsin State Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Wisconsin. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper III Schoenberger.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Wisconsin State Patrol

Location Madison, WI

Platform Identity whp.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1993

Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo

Age 31

Badge Number 619

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper III William Schoenberger 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Wisconsin State Patrol, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Wisconsin State Patrol

of 8 officers

62.5% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident