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Daniel Kerstetter
Motor Carrier Officer

Daniel Kerstetter

MI State Police — Lansing, MI
Accident
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End of Watch September 15, 2024
Age 45
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
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Gender Male
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Incident

Motor Carrier Officer Dan Kerstetter succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 75 on September 13, 2024.

At 8:30 a.m., Officer Kerstetter was conducting a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 75 near Dix Road in Lincoln Park. While sitting in his patrol car, a truck crashed into the back of his vehicle, pushing it into the rear of the semi-truck. He was removed from his vehicle using the jaws of life and transported to the Detroit Receiving Hospital. He remained on life support until his organs could be donated.

The driver of the truck was killed in the crash. The semi-truck driver was not injured.

Officer Kerstetter had served with the Michigan State Police for over a year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Motor Carrier Officer Kerstetter gave the Michigan State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motor Carrier Officer Kerstetter.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police
Type State Police
Location Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 2024
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Daniel is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2024, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Daniel was 45. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Daniel had served 1.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

MI State Police has 57 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.

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Where

Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter

MI State Police · End of Watch September 15, 2024

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-WT

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