Ellen E. Engelhardt
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Trooper

Ellen E. Engelhardt

Massachusetts State Police — Framingham, MA
Felonious
End of Watch June 1, 2011
Age 58
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Ellen Engelhardt succumbed to injuries sustained eight years earlier when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on Route 25 in Wareham.

Trooper Engelhardt was parked on the shoulder of the road when the drunk driver struck the rear or her vehicle at nearly 90 mph. Her injuries left her in a vegetative state and she was unable to speak or communicate.

The driver was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for drunk driving after the initial accident. In September 2011 he was charged with vehicular homicide as a result of Trooper Engelhardt's death. In January 2014 he was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to three years probation.

Trooper Engelhardt had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 23 years.

Survivors

She is survived by her daughter.

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23 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Engelhardt gave the Massachusetts State Police 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Engelhardt.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Framingham, MA
Platform Identity masp.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 2011
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 58
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ellen is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2011, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ellen was 58. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ellen had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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Her people

Massachusetts State Police has 38 officers remembered here, Ellen among them.

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Where

Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt

Massachusetts State Police · End of Watch June 1, 2011

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-W

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