Greensburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner,
Colonel Tyree C. Blocker regrets to announce the death of Trooper Michael P.
Stewart from injuries he received in a two-vehicle crash at approximately 2:30
a.m. in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County.
Stewart was one of two troopers in a marked patrol vehicle
traveling on State Route 711 near State Route 271 when the crash occurred. The
second trooper was transported to the hospital with injuries that are not
life-threatening. The crash remains under investigation.
“My thoughts, and the thoughts of the entire department, are
with the family of Trooper Stewart during this difficult time,” said
Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Tyree C. Blocker. “Trooper Stewart
served the commonwealth honorably, and we join all Pennsylvanians to mourn his
passing.”
Trooper Stewart enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police in
January 2014. A graduate of the 138th cadet class, he had been assigned to the
Patrol Unit in Troop A, Greensburg since August 29, 2015. He had previously
been assigned to Troop H, Chambersburg.
Trooper Stewart is the 98th member of the Pennsylvania State
Police to be killed in the line of duty. He was 26 years old.
